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Shapeshifting and Transformations in the Natural World
When it comes to your classic fairytale curses, a few really seem to stand out. You have your protagonists cursed to die, or perhaps to fall into a deep and deathlike sleep, like Snow White. You have your lovers parted, typically after one of them failed to maintain some strange promise to the other. And…
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Top 10 Real Life Dragons
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term dragon means “A mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws.” These magnificent monsters have captured the human imagination for millennia. Cultures throughout the world have their own spin on grand, powerful, and mysterious reptiles. Dragons,…
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Breathing Fire and Other “Elemental” Powers
Of all the classic fantasy monsters out there, the mighty dragon is easily the most pervasive. What’s not to love about a good old giant reptile? Especially one that, among other common traits like flight and a penchant for great wisdom and magic, is capable of breathing fire? Not that all dragons have those qualities,…