Mythical Egyptian Beasts

1. Mythical Egyptian Beasts By Nicolas Neal, Grade 5

2. Main Monsters of Ancient Egypt • Griffin • Serpopard • Jackal • Sphinx • Dragon

3. Facts About Creatures • The serpopard had a feline body, a very long neck, and the head of a leopard. Their necks were intertwined (but not always). • Griffins had a stout feline body and the head of a falcon on a short neck. They were most often winged, but not always. • Another fantastic animal of ancient Egypt was a double-headed bull, which was pictured once on both a palette and a magic wand.

4. More Facts About Creatures • The jackal was a weird version of a dog that could stand on its legs. • The sphinx was half-woman, half-lion. She was creepy and weird.

5. More Facts • The phoenix, hidden in a faraway land, was a bird that laid no eggs and had no young. The phoenix was the bird of fire. • Mummies were people in legend that would walk around tombs. They were wrapped in cloth. • The dragon was an unholy offspring of death and fire.

6. Resources • http://mythortruth.com/ • http://www.mythical-creatures-and-beasts.com/mythical-creatures.html • http://www.touregypt.net/

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