view gallery |  Unicorn - B.A.A. Logo - 100th Running Boston Marathon - Boston, MA
in Epic Beings and Creatures The unicorn found in the commemoration installation in Copley Square is the logo for the Boston Athletic Association. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pomona - Pomona College - Claremont, California
in Epic Beings and Creatures This sculpture is of Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance and is one of the few Roman gods without a Greek counterpart. This sculpture is found on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, California. posted by: wildwoodke location: California date approved: 5/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Griffins - Pasadena, CA
in Epic Beings and Creatures These griffins are located on the City of Padsadena Permit Center at 175 N. Garfield Avenue in Pasadena, CA posted by: Metro2 location: California date approved: 5/10/2013 last visited: 5/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Old City Hall Epic Creatures -- Wichita KS
in Epic Beings and Creatures Two different but similarly fearsome creatures leer over those who dare to approach the former City Hall in downtown Wichita KS. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 5/6/2013 last visited: 3/16/2013 |
view gallery |  Camouflaged Dragon -- Douglas Co. Courthouse, Lawrence KS
in Epic Beings and Creatures A wonderful dragon slinks down one side of the Douglas County Courthouse clock tower in downtown Lawrence KS. You can almost feel him drooling!! posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 5/6/2013 last visited: 3/16/2013 |
view gallery |  Creeping Dragon Chimera -- Riley Co. Courthouse, Manhattan KS
in Epic Beings and Creatures A camouflaged dragon creeps down the side of the Riley Co. Courthouse in manhattan KS posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 5/6/2013 last visited: 3/16/2013 |
view gallery |  Winged lion-eagle sphinxes -- US Courthouse, 401 N Main St, Wichita KS
in Epic Beings and Creatures Two fierce-clawed and sharp-toothed eagle-lion sphinxes hold the seal of the U S Government in a frieze over the entrance to the US Courthouse in downtown Wichita KS posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 5/3/2013 last visited: 3/16/2013 |
view gallery |  Medusa -- Osborne Co. Courthouse, Osborne KS
in Epic Beings and Creatures The severed head of Medusa decorates the front western entrance to the Osborne Co. Courthouse in Osborne KS. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 5/3/2013 last visited: 3/16/2013 |
view gallery |  Hygieía — Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Germany
in Epic Beings and Creatures Statue of Hygieía, the Greek goddess of health, inside the temple of the Elisabethenbrunnen, one of the most famous wells in the spa town of Bad Homburg posted by: prussel location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 4/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bellerophon Taming Pegasus - Finsbury Avenue, London, UK
in Epic Beings and Creatures When seeing this sculpture for the first time the initial thought is "what is it"?. If you had a photograph you would be rotating it in your hands to try and discover its secret. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Dragon Being Slain by Saint George – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
in Epic Beings and Creatures This statue on the Newcastle Upon Tyne municipal war memorial showing Saint George slaying the dragon was used to represent victory in the Great War. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northeast England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pegasus - Calgary, Alberta
in Epic Beings and Creatures On top of the Pegasus Greek Restaurant you will find a small statue of a pegasus that attracts your attention to this restaurant in southwest Calgary, Alberta. posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 4/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gargoyles @ the Washington Memorial Chapel - Valley Forge, PA
in Epic Beings and Creatures Authentic medieval gargoyles adorn the top of the Washington Memorial Chapel @ Valley Forge Military Park. posted by: Math Teacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 4/29/2013 last visited: 3/17/2012 |
view gallery |  Centaur Knight - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
in Epic Beings and Creatures Statue of centaur knight in centre of Luxembourg City posted by: puczmeloun location: Luxembourg date approved: 4/18/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Unicorn - Niederscheld, Hessen, Germany
in Epic Beings and Creatures [DE] Dieses geflügelte Einhorn findet man bei einem privaten Haus in Niederscheld / [EN] This winged unicorn can be found at a private house in Niederscheld posted by: Eibacher Kuckuck location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 4/13/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sasquatch — Harrison Hot Springs, BC
in Epic Beings and Creatures The sasquatch, or bigfoot, is a legendary primate that has often reported around the Harrison Hot Springs area. Sasquatch is an Anglicized derivative of the local Halq'eméylem word sásq’ets. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 4/9/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Prometheus - Los Angeles, CA
in Epic Beings and Creatures This sculpture is located in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. posted by: Metro2 location: California date approved: 4/8/2013 last visited: 4/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Storybook Dragon, Portland, OR
in Epic Beings and Creatures This dragon is part of a mosaic statue at Chapman School. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Oregon date approved: 4/7/2013 last visited: 4/13/2013 |
view gallery |  Mythical Dragon – Kelowna, British Columbia
in Epic Beings and Creatures Mythical Dragon is perched atop of the Primal Instinct Tattoo shop located at 1546 Pandosy Street in downtown Kelowna. posted by: BK-Hunters location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 4/2/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Euterpe - St. George's Gardens - London, UK
in Epic Beings and Creatures This statue of the Muse Eutrepe stands in the historic St. George Gardens. posted by: silverquill location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 4/1/2013 last visited: 4/20/2013 |
view gallery |  Lindwurm - Herborn, Hessen, Germany
in Epic Beings and Creatures DE] Diese bemalte Schnitzerei eines Lindwurms findet man an einem alten Haus in der Hauptstraße 41 in Herborn / EN] This painted carving of a lindworm can be found on an old house at Hauptstraße 41 in Herborn posted by: Eibacher Kuckuck location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 3/30/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Wilde Mändle - Oberstdorf, Germany, BY
in Epic Beings and Creatures This is a figurative sculpture showing a so-called 'Wilde Mändle' (Wild Men). It is located in front of the rail road station in Oberstdorf, Germany, Bayern. posted by: Tante.Hossi location: Bayern, Germany date approved: 3/30/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  St George & the Dragon - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain.
in Epic Beings and Creatures St Georges Park, features some beautiful local craftsmanship. A wooden carved sculpture of St George slaying the dragon was mastered by Mark Goldsworthy. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Great Britain. posted by: Lord Abercrombie location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/30/2013 last visited: 4/7/2013 |
view gallery |  Xipe Totec - Chalchuapa, El Salvador
in Epic Beings and Creatures Xipe Totec was, amongst other things, the Aztec god of agriculture and vegetation.
Other Mesoamerican cultures such as the Mayans also adopted this deity. posted by: Metro2 location: El Salvador date approved: 3/24/2013 last visited: 3/22/2013 |
view gallery |  Jubiläumsbrunnen — Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany
in Epic Beings and Creatures The Jubiläumsbrunnen (Jubilee Fountain, also called Neptune fountain) stands in front of the Elberfeld Town Hall. At the top of fountain you see a about three meters high figure of Neptune, the Roman god of water and the sea, with his typical trident posted by: prussel location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 3/22/2013 last visited: never |
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