Which winged, fire-breathing reptile guards a hoard in many legends?
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Dragon
In Asia dragons are often lucky.
💡 Did you know? Saint George is said to have slain a dragon.
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Which white horse with a single horn symbolises purity?
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Unicorn
Its horn supposedly detected poison.
💡 Did you know? It is Scotland's heraldic animal.
Which bird burns up and rises anew from its own ashes?
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Phoenix
It stands for death and rebirth.
💡 Did you know? “Like a phoenix from the ashes.”
Which being is half human, half horse?
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Centaur
The wise Chiron was a famous centaur.
💡 Did you know? They come from Greek mythology.
Which being has a lion's body with an eagle's head and wings?
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Griffin
It unites the king of beasts and king of the skies.
💡 Did you know? It adorns many coats of arms.
Which being is a woman above and a fish below?
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Mermaid
Andersen's “The Little Mermaid” is famous.
💡 Did you know? Her famous statue stands in Copenhagen.
Which human turns into a furry, fanged predator at full moon?
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Werewolf
“Wer” is an old word for “man”.
💡 Did you know? Silver bullets are said to stop it.
Which giant of Greek legend has just a single eye?
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Cyclops
Odysseus blinded the cyclops Polyphemus.
💡 Did you know? In myth they forged Zeus's thunderbolts.
Which bull-headed being lived in the Labyrinth of Crete?
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Minotaur
Theseus slew it using Ariadne's thread.
💡 Did you know? It was half man, half bull.
Which winged horse of Greek myth sprang from Medusa's blood?
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Pegasus
The hero Bellerophon rode it.
💡 Did you know? There is even a Pegasus constellation.
Which being with a lion's body and human head posed riddles?
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Sphinx
Oedipus solved her famous riddle.
💡 Did you know? The Great Sphinx of Giza is world-famous.
Which serpent monster grew two new heads for each one cut off?
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Hydra
Heracles defeated it as one of his twelve labours.
💡 Did you know? “Fighting the Hydra” means an endless problem.
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