Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night / And of Straunge Noyses, Crackes, and Sundrie Forewarnings, Which Commonly Happen Before the Death of Men: Great Slaughters, and Alterations of Kingdoms

by Ludwig Lavater

The olde people imagined, that Hippocentauri, were creatures, who before were like to men, but the hinder parts had the similitude of horses.

Sphinx.

And they do faine, that Sphinx is Animal ανθροπομορφον, a beast of the similitude of a man.

Scilla.

Harpyæ.

Scilla, and Harpyæ, are rauening Diuels, with faces like vnto maydens.

Triton.

Nereides.

Syrenes.

As touching men liuing in the Sea, as Tritones, Nereides and Syrenes, who as the auncient people affirmed, had faces like vnto men. Reade Gesnerus in Historia Aquatilium, where he intreateth of them. For he prooueth out of many Authors, that there are founde Monsters in the Sea, hauing shapes and countenaunces somewhat like vnto men.