mthical creature parts
© British Museum
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Myths are full of monsters that are mash-ups of many different creatures. The minotaur is part man and part bull. Sphinxes are part woman, part lion and sometimes part bird too.
Then there's the chimera, a fearsome fire-breathing combination of goat, lion and snake. You can see the hero Bellerophon slaying the chimera on another mythological mash-up, Pegasus, in a mosaic from Lullingstone Roman Villa.
Let your imagination run wild with this Make a Mythical Creature download from the British Museum.
You can use the download as a guide to help you design your own creature.
If you need some inspiration, here's a Table of Unusual Creatures from the Wellcome Collection and a scene from Greek Mythology showing Orpheus and the animals - can you spot the mythological beasts in the picture?
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Myths are full of monsters that are mash-ups of many different creatures. The minotaur is part man and part bull. Sphinxes are part woman, part lion and sometimes part bird too.
