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Alchemy: Mercurius & the Dragon

The Dragon is a powerful symbol in alchemy. Dragon is one of many names for the prima materia or Philosopher's Stone in the West. In...

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Jul 16, 20244 min read

The mystic Dragon is among the plentiful Harvest Spirits, nature spirits and legendary creatures in Germany. Appearing in various shapes...

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Jan 7, 20244 min read

Ushumgallu (Ušumgallu, Ušumgal) is a lion-dragon horned snake demon in Akkadian mythology. Similar hybrid creatures appear in...

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Jan 1, 20243 min read

Among the mighty monsters of mythology is Bashmu (Bašmu) of ancient Mesopotamia. One of the eleven creatures of destruction birthed by...

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Dec 5, 20233 min read

Mushussu (Mušḫuššu) is a Babylonian hybrid animal companion and helper to the god Marduk, from c 626 BCE. Since Marduk vanquished him,...

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Nov 5, 20234 min read