Silly Billies Across Time: Funny Monsters to Know About

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There have been plenty of odd and bizarre monsters that humanity’s cooked up. If you think about it most monsters are just silly billies. And they exist across time and cultures.

Mythology, from Greece to China to Norway, is replete with menageries of silly billies, each as fascinating as the last; some may be terrifying, some may be majestic, but it’s clear that all of them are plain ‘ole entertaining.

Funny Monsters to Know About

So, let’s explore just some of them and embark on a journey through time and space! Let’s discover some of the most amusing and most interesting silly billies from across the globe.

Silly Billies Across Time: Greece

The cradle of Western Civilization, Greece, has a plethora of mystical and fanciful creatures that you can learn about. Many of them are very humorous.

The one-eyed giants of Greek mythology, the Cyclops, were known for being clumsy big guys with a tendency to get confused by the simplest of tasks. Cyclops will find it extremely difficult to go through a maze, especially because they only have one eye!

Half-man and half-goat, the Satyr was a mischievous and very playful creature of the forest. They were well-known for throwing the best parties and doing the craziest pranks! Their adventures were the stuff of legend!

To round it all up, the Harpy were winged creatures that were said to be really nasty-looking and nasty-smelling. They’d regularly steal food from untended tables and terrorize everyone and everything around them. They were also said to be quite clumsy and easily startled.

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Silly Billies Across Time: Norway

The myths and folktales of the Norse are full of strange and wonderful beasts. A lot of them reflect the Norse people’s warrior culture and their connection with the natural world.

The Troll was big and tall and sometimes hairy. They were also slow-witted and very gullible. They lived under caves and bridges and always hid away when the sun was up. Bad luck was also said to follow them around a lot.

A fearsome warrior and a constant bad friend to the gods, the Jotun was gigantic. Super large! Their heads reached the clouds, and when they stood in the ocean, you could still see their knees! Yet, like the Troll, the Jotun was clumsy too and had a knack for finding good food.

Silly Billies Across Time: Egypt

As the birthplace to one of the oldest civilizations in the world, Egypt has a lot of strange and fantastical monsters! This is because the Ancient Egyptians were really imaginative and saw life where they might not be.

The god of chaos and storms, the Seth was a very monstrous creature. It had a long snout and a crooked tail. Some say it was a kind of jackal while others say it might have been a hyene. Regardless of its looks, it was very temperamental and prone to making trouble.

The Bastet was the goddess of cats. Not really a monster per se, but she was often portrayed as being a woman with a cat’s head! While mischievous like a cat, it was also gentle and loving with a fondness for playing pranks on people.

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Silly Billies Across Time: China

Being as big a country as it is, China obviously has a lot of imaginary creatures. Because of the sheer number of them, we’ll just talk about one: the Pixiu. This monster was believed to bring wealth and good fortune to whoever’s home it stayed. While there are many stories about what it looked like, one thing is sure: it had a very, very big mouth. Yet, while this might be scary, the Pixiu was said to be very sensitive and protective.

More Funny Monsters to Know About

As we can see, there is a variety of fantastical creatures in mythology. Remember, though, that these are just a fraction of a fraction of the total silly billy monsters out there!

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