Beast of Glasgow
Summary
The Beast Of Glasgow is a supposed creature that wandered the region in the early age of gods, with the head of a white lion, body of a speckled horse, tail of a lizard or snake, and horns that vary upon the account. Many depictions also give the beast wings, often white, gold, or red. Often it is said the beast's horns run along its entire body, and competing, later supposed sightings claim it could breath fire, shoot lightning from its claws, and speak, although only in Swedish, and it would only say to "Go away."
The beast is attributed to the deaths of livestock, several children, and white dogs. Several hunts for the creature were conducted, but none were ever successful in finding any evidence of its existence in the first place. Most often, the tale of the beast is told in bars, lounges, and underground speakeasies, thought to be fueled by alcohol.
Historical Basis
It is now thought in the modern day that the Beast of Glasgow was in fact a rogue omnia, shortly after they broke free of the dragons, and that this omnia may have been starving, hence the mass killing of livestock. The deaths of several children and white dogs associated with the beast are mainly thought to be farm children who may have attacked it for killing their sheep, and their herding dogs. This theory explains the creature's odd appearance, and ability to speak while also having survived for hundreds of years, as omnia are functionally immortal.
A conflicting theory claims that because of the many different appearances given to the beast, it was rather, an entirely different species that may have had distinct sexual dimorphism and differing life stages. This theory also claims that much like other well known cryptids, its publicity led to fame for many who supposedly saw it, and people would exaggerate sightings for a chance at fame and fortune, such as the addition of language, magic, and wings.
Variations & Mutation
Nearly every account of the beast has a different telling on where, when, and how it was encountered, with later tellings being more more dramatized and adding on further details. Most accounts do not agree entirely on what the beast looks like, some stating it has rams horns, those of an elk, or an ibex, Some variations say the beast only had one horn on the left cheek, while others claim its horns were all over its body like a porcupine.
Variations claiming the beast could speak, and oddly, only Swedish, only appeared several hundred years after the first accounts.
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