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Sawney Beane: Enemy to Mankind

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~Account I – From: The Complete Newgate Calendar~

SAWNEY BEANEAn incredible Monster who, with his Wife, lived by Murder and Cannibalism in a Cave. Executed at Leith with his whole Family in the Reign of James I Continue reading →

Sanzuwu: a Totem

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~Han Dynasty, China~

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Larry Vienneau, Three legged Birds, Etching.

In Chinese legend, the Sanzuwu, or three-legged crow, is not a trickster or bad omen. He and his brothers were responsible for drawing the sun across the sky each day.

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A Han Dynasty mural painting of a three-legged crow from the Henan province, northern China.