Amphisbaena
Mythology: Greek
A venomous, dual-headed snakelike creature. In Medieval and later drawings often show it with two or more scaled feet, particularly chicken feet, and feathered wings. Some people even describe it as a horned, dragon-like creature with a serpent-headed tail and small, round ears, while others have both "necks" of equal size so that it cannot be determined which is the rear head. Many descriptions say its eyes glow like candles or lightning.
It is said that this creature likes to live in the desert.
It was said that expecting women wearing a live amphisbaena around their necks would have safe pregnancies; however, if one's goal was to cure ailments such as arthritis or the common cold, one should wear only its skin. By eating the meat of this creature, one could supposedly attract many lovers of the opposite sex, and slaying one during the full moon could give power to one who is pure of heart and mind. Lumberjacks suffering from cold weather on the job could nail its carcass or skin to a tree to keep warm, while in the process allowing the tree to be felled more easily.
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