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A piece of poppyseed cake, pepper and salt in glass shakers on a table

Alexander v Dareios

"den mâhen er frôliche entfienc [...] / sîne hant fol pefferis er nam. / Ze Darien boten er do sprach: / "Diz ezzen dîn hêre, ob er mach."(Straßb. A.)

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Ethiopian depiction of a mythological creature having a lion's body, two snakes as tails, a human torso, wings and horns. The creature is holding a bow and arrow.

Cute or frightening? 🦁🐍👹

This is one of the monster warriors encountered in the Ethiopian Alexander Romance

Ethiopia, 18th–19th c. (?) #monster #lion #archer #alexanderromance #alexanderthegreat #africanart