mythical creatures

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Typically, all attributes of a mythical creature are puns with that creature’s name.

Apophis

puns with “exploration” & “reckoning” — which is what aristocrats fear most

Cyclops

means “circular eye”, but also “eyes of the crowd”, so he’s an enemy

Fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

is a Chinese pun with “trading” & “substituting”

Griffin

is a multi-pun with “cryptic” & “Phoenician”

Hippocampus

puns with “boasting”

Hippogriff

puns with “disguised” & “unknown”

Nephilim

pun with “distinguished ones” & “obscured ones”, i.e. aristocratic spooks

Pegasus

puns with “winged horse”, but also “coaxing by flattery” — in Semitic!

Phoenix

puns with “double-neck”, “curved-beak”, “returned-life”

Unicorn

tamed by a virgin is a smutty pun with “piercing” & “penis”