March Mammal Madness
Round 2: Mythical Mammals
Match Up
Unicorn
Winner
Cath Palug
Rationale/Details
Unicorn: the Unicorn was
firmly entrenched and highly
sought after. The horn because
they thought it could cure
poison and represented purity
and virginity
Cath Palug: Cath Pulag is a
mythical cat that could swim to
the Isle of Anglesey and was the
size of a horse, gorges when
food available and then can go
periods of time without eating,
Vanara Hanuman vs. Minotaur
Minotaur
Cath Palug stalks and
attacks unicorn, unicorn
rears on hind legs and then
lowers horn, Cath Palug
knocks away horn, bites into
unicorn’s jugular
Vanara Hanuman: grew so
Ratatoskr
Leukrokottas
Ratatoskr: water spirits that
large in battle that it mistook
the sun for a piece of fruit. This
enraged the deities who made
him forget his powers. Thus, no
powers to shape shift. Gets lost
in minotaur labyrinth.
Minotaur: Half-man half-bull
mythical creature that lived on
the Greek island of Crete.
Home turf – labyrinth. Gores
vanara hanuman with horns.
live in lakes, take the
appearance of horses, and
drown humans by pulling them.
A unicorn squirrel of Norse
mythology. Spreads gossip
amongst Norse deities.
Leukrokottas: "Stag's
haunches, lion's neck & tail,
badger head, mouth opens
back to the ears, and ridges of
bone in place of rows of teeth"
this animal is reported to
imitate the voices of human
beings and use its vocal mimicry
to lure men and devour them.
Real-life inspiration for
Leukrokottas swipes with its
paw knocking rataoskr
unconscious. Swallows
ratatoskr in 1 bite.
Rougarou
Yeti
Rougarou: a Cajun werewolf,
with a human body and wolf
head, that lives in the swamps
of Louisiana
Yeti: A 10' tall man like creature
with shaggy white hair, home
turf advantage of Himalayan
Mtns,
No fur makes Rougarou illsuited for Himalayan climate,
Yeti jumps on top and strikes
rougarou on back of head, fakes
being knocked out, rougarou
lunges and bites yeti, yeti
crushes rougarou with
immensely strong hands