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Epic Beings and Creatures"Phra Aphai Mani"—Rayon Town, Rayon Province, Thailand.

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A statue near the centre of the small city of Rayon depicting the epic hero Phra Aphai Mani.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ianatlarge

location: Thailand

date approved: 7/27/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesDragon Bench - Chico, CA

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A bench on Third and Main in Chico, CA.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date approved: 7/22/2010

last visited: 7/22/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesBig Sasquatch - Creston, BC

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This big guy is sitting on a roof of a service station.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 7/13/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesPaseo Vista Sea Monster - Chandler, Arizona

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Arizona may not have a sea, but we have this fun sea monster.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking

location: Arizona

date approved: 7/13/2010

last visited: 7/13/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesFather Time - Fountain of Time, Chicago, IL

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The lone sentinel of Time stands across a pool of water from an enormous wave of humanity peopled with 100 figures... Five stages of life, from infancy on the north to old-age on south are depicted in Lorado Taft's epic sculpture.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn

location: Illinois

date approved: 6/29/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesPegasus - Mobil Gas Station - Deerfield, MA

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This red pegasus metal sign is mounted on a brick building that houses a car shop that also has gasoline pumps for Mobil.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NorStar

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 6/22/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesUnicorn - Children's Fountain - Columbus, Ohio

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A Unicorn at the Children's Fountain in the Battelle Riverfront Park in Columbus, Ohio.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mr. 0

location: Ohio

date approved: 6/13/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesGriffin - Children's Garden - Columbus, Ohio

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A Griffin at the Children's Fountain in the Battelle Riverfront Park in Columbus, Ohio.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mr. 0

location: Ohio

date approved: 6/13/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesNeptune -- Holker Hall, Cumbria

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Neptune's statue sits on a horse at the top of a staircase in the formal gardens of Holker Hall.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flipflopnick

location: Northwest England, United Kingdom

date approved: 5/23/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and Creatures"Mario the Magnificent" Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA

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The bronze dragon sculpture by Eric Berg was installed in 2002 was named in honor of beloved Drexel alum Mario V. Mascioli, who hadn't missed a Drexel men's basketball home game in 20 years before his death in January 2005.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 5/18/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesBilly Goat Gruff - Dodd's Creek Bridge, Salado, TX

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Quick, cross the bridge while the goat has that troll distracted. OTOH, they may be plotting mischief together.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tygress

location: Texas

date approved: 5/17/2010

last visited: 6/7/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesSirena (mermaid) - Salado, TX

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She sits, melancholy, in a spring said to be fed by her own tears. Troy Kelley's interpretation of the key figures -- Sirena and the magical catfish -- of a tale told him by his grandmother.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tygress

location: Texas

date approved: 5/17/2010

last visited: 5/17/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesSasquatch - Osoyoos, BC, Canada

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This Bronze statue is located 18 kilometres east of the small city of Osoyoos along Highway #3.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 5/15/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesDiana - St Petersburg, FL

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One of many statues located on Snell Isle.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc

location: Florida

date approved: 5/7/2010

last visited: 5/29/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesFather Time - Chicago, IL

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Father Time is a winged figure holding an hourglass in his outstretched proper left hand and a scythe over his proper right shoulder. Figure sits atop a clock which juts out from the corner of the building high above street level.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn

location: Illinois

date approved: 5/5/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesThe Weeping Tainui. Wanganui. New Zealand.

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This is the statue of Tainui who, in Maori mythology, was the beautiful daughter of the Maori chief of Putikituna and it was she who created the lovely Virginia Lake with her tears of sorrow.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Punga and Paua

location: North Island, New Zealand

date approved: 5/5/2010

last visited: 3/14/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesMustang / Mesteño - Denver, CO

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Denver's controversial blue Mustang was inspired by the Pacing White Mustang myth

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1

location: Colorado

date approved: 5/5/2010

last visited: 5/8/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesFengHuang Statue -- Beijing China

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A statue of the mythical FengHuang statue viewable from Fourth Ring rd. The FengHuang is a Chinese version of the Phoenex.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Narniaexpert

location: China

date approved: 4/30/2010

last visited: 7/4/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesDiana - San Francisco, CA

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Diana was the goddess of the hunt. According to mythology, Diana was born with her twin brother Apollo on the island of Delos, daughter of Jupiter and Latona.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK

location: California

date approved: 4/12/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesHumpty Dumpty — Oamaru, New Zealand

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Who was Humpty Dumpty? When did the phrase first begin? No one is certain, however most children know the nursery rhyme that was first published in 1810.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dunbar Loop

location: South Island, New Zealand

date approved: 4/8/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesUnicorn of Porvoo cathedral -- Porvoo, Finland

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Visit inside the Porvoo cathedral and you will find medieval unicorn painted on one of the pillars.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member small oaks

location: Finland

date approved: 3/28/2010

last visited: 5/7/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesBrown Palace Hotel Griffins - Denver, CO

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One of Denver's finest hotel uses griffins as a logo

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1

location: Colorado

date approved: 3/24/2010

last visited: never

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Epic Beings and CreaturesTlaloc - Tijuana, Mexico

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Statue the Rain God. It's located on Av Revolucion.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Mexico

date approved: 3/18/2010

last visited: 3/18/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesQuetzalcoatl - Tijuana, Mexico

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Sculpture of the plumed serpent god, on Av Revolucion.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Mexico

date approved: 3/18/2010

last visited: 3/18/2010

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Epic Beings and CreaturesHuehueteotl - Tijuana, Mexico

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A statue of Huehueteotl on Av Revolucion in Tijuana.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: Mexico

date approved: 3/18/2010

last visited: 3/18/2010

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