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A Bao A Qu referenced in Mobile Suit Gundam, as a space fortress.  
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A Bao A Qu referenced in Mobile Suit Gundam, as a space fortress.  

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Aatxe by ~Asakiwaki

Wiki says: Aatxe ([a.atʃe]) is a spirit in the folk mythology of the Basque people. His name is literally translated as “Young Bull”, and he is sometimes known as Etsai.[1] He is a cave-dwelling spirit who adopts the form of a young red bull, but being a shapeshifter, sometimes takes the shape of a man.[2] At night, more so in stormy weather, he arises from the hollow which is his lair. He attacks criminals and other malevolent people. He also protects people by making them stay home when danger is near.
He is theorized to be a representation of the goddess Mari, or may be an enforcer of her will, punishing people who cheat her. Another name for him is Aatxegorri which means ‘young red bull’.
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Aatxe by ~Asakiwaki

Wiki says: Aatxe ([a.atʃe]) is a spirit in the folk mythology of the Basque people. His name is literally translated as “Young Bull”, and he is sometimes known as Etsai.[1] He is a cave-dwelling spirit who adopts the form of a young red bull, but being a shapeshifter, sometimes takes the shape of a man.[2] At night, more so in stormy weather, he arises from the hollow which is his lair. He attacks criminals and other malevolent people. He also protects people by making them stay home when danger is near.

He is theorized to be a representation of the goddess Mari, or may be an enforcer of her will, punishing people who cheat her. Another name for him is Aatxegorri which means ‘young red bull’.

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    • #myth
    • #basque
    • #bull
    • #red
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Aatxe by ~Blastile
Neato sprite Aatxe!
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Aatxe by ~Blastile

Neato sprite Aatxe!

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    • #bull
    • #red
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    • #myth
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Aatxe, as seen in Guild Wars.  Appears as “Bladed”, “Vengeful”, and “Miniature”.  
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Aatxe, as seen in Guild Wars.  Appears as “Bladed”, “Vengeful”, and “Miniature”.  

Source: wiki.guildwars.com

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    • #bull
    • #red
    • #mythology
    • #myth
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Abaasy, as seen in Xenoblade.

Wiki says: “The abaasy are alleged to be the spirits of the long-time deceased who dwell near graves or in deserted places who otherwise travel about causing destruction.[3] They serve Arson-Doulai, the ruler of the dead, who also swallows people’ souls and gives the living diseases. The abaasy can be appeased by blood sacrifices.[3]

The abaasy have been depicted as causing sexual manifestations and madness.[4][5]

Encyclopedia Mythica describes the abaasy as having teeth made of iron, and traveling in packs of seven.[6] In other sources they are described as “one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged” monsters mounted on “two-headed, eight-legged, two-tailed dragons as steeds.”.[7] In olonkho they are ugly and horrible man-eating beings. Their chief Alyp Khara Aat Mogoidoon is three-headed, six-armed and six-legged giant with body made of iron.”

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    • #myth
    • #dragon
    • #xenoblade
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The princess of the faraway land by ~Rannva
Of course, pony’d Abada. 
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The princess of the faraway land by ~Rannva

Of course, pony’d Abada. 

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    • #africa
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Unshaded version of my Abaia character. She has cute stripes on her that was unfortunately made hard to see after the shading and effects of the final piece. 

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“Abaia is a huge, magical eel in Melanesian mythology.
According to Melanesian mythology the Abaia is a type of large eel which dwells at the bottom of freshwater lakes in the Fiji, Solomon and Vanuatu Islands. The Abaia is said to consider all creatures in the lake its children and protects them furiously against anyone who would harm or disturb them. It is said that those who are foolish enough to try to catch the fish from a lake containing the Abaia are immediately overwhelmed by a large wave caused by the thrashing of the Abaia’s powerful tail.
Another version of the legend states that if someone were to harm a creature living in the Abaia’s home, the Abaia would cause a great rain storm flooding the land and drowning those who had caused the harm.”
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myrothia:

Unshaded version of my Abaia character. She has cute stripes on her that was unfortunately made hard to see after the shading and effects of the final piece. 

Wiki says: 

“Abaia is a huge, magical eel in Melanesian mythology.

According to Melanesian mythology the Abaia is a type of large eel which dwells at the bottom of freshwater lakes in the Fiji, Solomon and Vanuatu Islands. The Abaia is said to consider all creatures in the lake its children and protects them furiously against anyone who would harm or disturb them. It is said that those who are foolish enough to try to catch the fish from a lake containing the Abaia are immediately overwhelmed by a large wave caused by the thrashing of the Abaia’s powerful tail.

Another version of the legend states that if someone were to harm a creature living in the Abaia’s home, the Abaia would cause a great rain storm flooding the land and drowning those who had caused the harm.”

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    • #myth
    • #mythology
    • #eel
    • #melanesia
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Abaia, as seen in Final Fantasy III.  
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Abaia, as seen in Final Fantasy III.  

Source: finalfantasy.wikia.com

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    • #abaia
    • #melanesia
    • #eel
    • #video games
    • #final fantasy
    • #ff3
    • #ffiii
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Abaia, as seen as a fishable creature in Final Fantasy XI.  
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Abaia, as seen as a fishable creature in Final Fantasy XI.  

Source: wiki.ffxiclopedia.org

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    • #eel
    • #melanesia
    • #final fantasy
    • #ff11
    • #ffxi
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By Pollo-chan by *HoulaWorks
Cute character based on the Malaysian Abath. 

Wiki says: 
“An Abath is a mythical creature resembling a unicorn, first appearing in records in the 16th century.
Accounts of the Abath were brought back by 16th-century European travellers to the Malay Peninsula. Described as female, with a single horn growing from its forehead, it is speculated that these were probably the result of a half-glimpsed Javan or Sumatran rhinoceros. Like the unicorn, a powder made from this horn supposedly served both as an aphrodisiac and as an antidote to poison. However, since the unicorn was invariably represented as male, and since there was only ever one in existence at any time, the Abath seems to have developed independently from the European myths of the one-horned creature.”
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By Pollo-chan by *HoulaWorks

Cute character based on the Malaysian Abath. 

Wiki says:

“An Abath is a mythical creature resembling a unicorn, first appearing in records in the 16th century.

Accounts of the Abath were brought back by 16th-century European travellers to the Malay Peninsula. Described as female, with a single horn growing from its forehead, it is speculated that these were probably the result of a half-glimpsed Javan or Sumatran rhinoceros. Like the unicorn, a powder made from this horn supposedly served both as an aphrodisiac and as an antidote to poison. However, since the unicorn was invariably represented as male, and since there was only ever one in existence at any time, the Abath seems to have developed independently from the European myths of the one-horned creature.”

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    • #malaysia
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