Heroes
The family name of the famed King Arthur of Camelot.
Pendragon
…the movie Aladdin wouldn’t be set in fictional Agrabah, it would be set in this very real country
In the book of Revelation, the number of trumpets which will be sounded to prompt apocalyptic events.
Seven
Locals can’t help themselves but to warn tourists about these fearsome variants of Koalas, which dive onto travelers who camp under the wrong tree.
Drop bears
Bellerophon’s (son of Pseidon) trusty companion, who is also Bellerophon’s half brother.
Pegasus
To be a hero of Mayan mythology, you probably have to slay one of these creatures first.
Jaguar
…it wouldn’t be Hades that’s trying to kill Hercules (Heracles), it would this God.
Hera
Anesthesiologists have a son of Hypnos to thank for this wonder drug.
Morphine
In a Dreaming story, two of these animals are caught in a flood, and when one is swept away the other makes a replacement from a mouse.
Wallabies
Odin relies on these two ravens who keep him up to date on the happenings in Midgard.
Huginn and Muninn
This hero gleefully defeated the Army of Heaven’s 100,000 celestial warriors, and all 28 constellations.
The Monkey King or Sun Wukong
…should Ariel be unable to win over the Prince, she would die of a broken heart and turn into this.
Sea foam
“Today is a good day to die” after coining the phrase, this warrior was the first emperor of the Klingon Empire.
Kahless (the Unforgettable)
Easter Bunny? No thank you. In Australia, the task of hiding chocolate eggs is left to this marsupial.
Bilby
Purchased in Bree, this companion remained with the fellowship to the doors of Moria, he then returned to Bree on his own with some magical wizard help.
Bill the Pony
Rabbi Loew was said to have created one of these using rituals and incantations to protect his people in 16th Century Prague.
Golem
…before giving Snow White a poisoned apple, the Evil Queen would first try giving her a poisoned this.
Comb
In Cherokee tradition, the trees were asked to do this for seven days and nights. For the winners? Stay green all year long.
Stay awake
In 1936 the Northern Territory Reserves Board added a chain to this steep sacred site to help tourists climb. In 2019 it was removed for the inverse reason.
Uluru
An Inugami is a Japanese spirit prone to possessing humans, and is said to be the spirit of this animal.
Dog
According to Wabanaki people’s beliefs the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island were all created by this legendary hero.
Glooscap
…the trolls in Frozen wouldn’t be helpful love Gurus, in fact one of them is this malevolent boogeyman in disguise.
The Devil
In the world of Diablo, these three brothers are the Prime Evils.
Diablo, Baal, and Mephisto
Pardon my alliteration, but this bristling beast belongs by billabongs.
Bunyip
The Netsilik Inuit are so named because they are the “People of the…”.
Seal