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Classic Monsters in Literature
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Frankenstein's Monster
Origin: 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley (1818). A creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Lilith
Origin: Jewish folklore. Often depicted as a dangerous demon of the night, associated with sexual lasciviousness and the murder of children.
Dracula
Origin: 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker (1897). A Transylvanian vampire who attempts to move to England.
Dorian Gray
Origin: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde (1890). A man who remains forever young while his portrait ages.
The Minotaur
Origin: Greek mythology. A creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man, dwelling in the center of the Labyrinth.
The Hydra
Origin: Greek mythology, most notably in the 'Labours of Hercules'. A serpent-like creature with many heads; when one is cut off, two more grow back.
The Werewolf
Origin: Various folklore across the world. A human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a wolf-like creature.
Medusa
Origin: Greek mythology. A Gorgon who could turn people to stone with her gaze.
Grendel
Origin: 'Beowulf' (between the 8th and the early 11th century). A ferocious monster that terrorizes the mead-hall of Heorot.
The Sphinx
Origin: Egyptian and Greek mythology. A creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human or an animal, known for riddling with Oedipus.
The Kraken
Origin: Scandinavian folklore. A legendary sea monster known for dragging ships and sailors to their doom.
The Headless Horseman
Origin: 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving (1820). A ghostly figure who is said to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head to a cannonball.
The Phantom of the Opera
Origin: 'Le Fantôme de l'Opéra' by Gaston Leroux (1910). A deformed musical genius haunting the Paris Opera House.
Cthulhu
Origin: 'The Call of Cthulhu' by H.P. Lovecraft (1928). A cosmic entity with an octopus-like head, wings, and a massive body.
The Loch Ness Monster
Origin: Scottish folklore. A lake monster said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, known as 'Nessie'.
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