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▲The Mythical Creatures of Londonlondonist.com
36 points by zeristor 3 days ago | 11 comments
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roryirvine 5 hours ago [-]
They missed the Spriggan, a Cornish goat-man which can be seen clambering out of a railway arch alongside the path which runs from Finsbury Park to Highgate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkland_Walk#Spriggan_sculptu...
robinhouston 3 hours ago [-]
It's amazing what you learn on HN! I walk and run up and down that path regularly, but I've never noticed the Spriggan. Next time I will look out for it. Thanks.
cenamus 3 hours ago [-]
That is a fascinating wiki article, just spent a while going down that path
LargoLasskhyfv 2 hours ago [-]
Huh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spriggan_(manga)#Film

Probably unrelated, but acceptable if Anime is your thing.

It's sort of a mix between james blondian secret agent action and indiana jones on the hunt for lost ancient artifacts with superpowers.

masfuerte 5 hours ago [-]
I enjoyed the article, but it's spoiled a little by a typo in the very first sentence:

> Here by dragons.

DrBazza 3 hours ago [-]
No mention of Spring Heeled Jack?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack

stronglikedan 2 hours ago [-]
Seems like the author should consult the comment section here to complete their collection. I wonder how long before this list outgrows the list in the article.
ablation 6 hours ago [-]
For anyone else who wants to dig into more of the lesser-spotted parts of London, here are a couple of other content creators/writers I enjoy:

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/@JagoHazzard (mostly train/tube-related but does go a bit broader too)

DrBazza 2 hours ago [-]
This chap

https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/?m=1

Goes into all sorts of London miscellany as well.

wdfx 5 hours ago [-]
There are sphinx and dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park (SE London).
throw902390 6 hours ago [-]
How about werewolves? The mythical nonexistent creatures, never officially acknowledged, yet they take thousands rape victim every day! Even decapitated police officer on streets of London in a broad daylight!

Mythical non existent creatures live among us!