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->But a Carthaginian named Prokles son of Eukrates thought that the following account was more plausible. The desert of Libya contains wild beasts that a man would not believe if he were told about them. Amongst these monsters are [[ManiacMonkeys wild men and wild women]]. Prokles said that he had seen one of these men who had been brought to Rome. He conjectured, therefore, that one of these women had wandered to the lake Tritonis, where she harrassed the people of the neighbourhood [[{{Medusa}} until Perseus killed her]]. Because the people who live around about lake Tritonis are sacred to Athena, it was supposed that the goddess had aided him in his exploit.

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->But a Carthaginian named Prokles son of Eukrates thought that the following account was more plausible. [[DarkestAfrica The desert of Libya contains wild beasts that a man would not believe if he were told about them. them]]. [[ManiacMonkeys Amongst these monsters are [[ManiacMonkeys wild men and wild women]]. Prokles said that he had seen one of these men who had been brought to Rome. He conjectured, therefore, that one of these women had wandered to the lake Tritonis, [[{{Medusa}} where she harrassed the people of the neighbourhood [[{{Medusa}} until Perseus killed her]]. Because the people who live around about lake Tritonis are sacred to Athena, it was supposed that the goddess had aided him in his exploit.
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->The Libyan desert produces other incredible animals as well as wild men and women. Procles said that he saw one of the men who had been carried off to Rome. So he guessed that a woman wandered away from them, arrived at Lake Triton, and mistreated the surrounding people [[{{Medusa}} until Perseus killed her.]]

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->The Libyan ->But a Carthaginian named Prokles son of Eukrates thought that the following account was more plausible. The desert produces other incredible animals as well as of Libya contains wild beasts that a man would not believe if he were told about them. Amongst these monsters are [[ManiacMonkeys wild men and women. Procles wild women]]. Prokles said that he saw had seen one of the these men who had been carried off brought to Rome. So he guessed He conjectured, therefore, that a woman one of these women had wandered away from them, arrived at Lake Triton, and mistreated to the surrounding lake Tritonis, where she harrassed the people of the neighbourhood [[{{Medusa}} until Perseus killed her.]]her]]. Because the people who live around about lake Tritonis are sacred to Athena, it was supposed that the goddess had aided him in his exploit.
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-->-- ''{{Literature/Cryptozoologicon}}''

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-->-- ''{{Literature/Cryptozoologicon}}''''{{Literature/Cryptozoologicon}}''

->The Libyan desert produces other incredible animals as well as wild men and women. Procles said that he saw one of the men who had been carried off to Rome. So he guessed that a woman wandered away from them, arrived at Lake Triton, and mistreated the surrounding people [[{{Medusa}} until Perseus killed her.]]
-->-- '''Pausanias''', ''Description of Greece''
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->''"El Cid did not fight for God and Country. He fought for food."''

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->''"El Cid ->''"[[UsefulNotes/ElCidCampeador El Cid]] did not fight for God and Country. He fought for food."''
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->''"Clearly, the {{Chupacabra}} is a semi-bipedal, nocturnal, predatory marsupial, the likes of which is unknown to science. Equipped with a long, robust tail, forelimbs proportioned something like those of a primate, and an ability to leap and climb, this sharp-toothed predator (which we name ''Deinoroo caprophagus'') is convergently similar to the Australasian macropods in some respects but is actually a very large opossum. Indeed, the formidable dentition, strong jaws and enlarged upper canines of opossums required little evolutionary modification to produce a large-bodied predator."''

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->''"Clearly, ->Clearly, the {{Chupacabra}} is a semi-bipedal, nocturnal, predatory marsupial, the likes of which is unknown to science. Equipped with a long, robust tail, forelimbs proportioned something like those of a primate, and an ability to leap and climb, this sharp-toothed predator (which we name ''Deinoroo caprophagus'') is convergently similar to the Australasian macropods in some respects but is actually a very large opossum. Indeed, the formidable dentition, strong jaws and enlarged upper canines of opossums required little evolutionary modification to produce a large-bodied predator."''
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-->-- '''Creator/ArturoPerezReverte'''

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-->-- '''Creator/ArturoPerezReverte''''''Creator/ArturoPerezReverte'''

->''"Clearly, the {{Chupacabra}} is a semi-bipedal, nocturnal, predatory marsupial, the likes of which is unknown to science. Equipped with a long, robust tail, forelimbs proportioned something like those of a primate, and an ability to leap and climb, this sharp-toothed predator (which we name ''Deinoroo caprophagus'') is convergently similar to the Australasian macropods in some respects but is actually a very large opossum. Indeed, the formidable dentition, strong jaws and enlarged upper canines of opossums required little evolutionary modification to produce a large-bodied predator."''
-->-- ''{{Literature/Cryptozoologicon}}''
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->''El Cid did not fight for God and country. He fought for food.''

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->''El ->''"El Cid did not fight for God and country.Country. He fought for food.''"''
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-->--''Film/Hercules2014''

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-->--''Film/Hercules2014''-->--''Film/Hercules2014''

->''El Cid did not fight for God and country. He fought for food.''
-->-- '''Creator/ArturoPerezReverte'''
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-->-- ''Film/Troy''

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-->-- ''Film/Troy''
''Film/{{Troy}}''
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->'''Messenger Boy''': Are the stories about you true? They say your mother is an immortal goddess. They say you can't be killed.

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->'''Messenger Boy''': Are the stories about you true? They say your mother is an immortal goddess. They say you can't be killed.\\



-->-- ''Film/Troy2004''

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-->-- ''Film/Troy2004''
''Film/Troy''
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->'''Messenger Boy''': Are the stories about you true? They say your mother is an immortal goddess. They say you can't be killed.
'''[[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]]''': I wouldn't be bothering with the shield then, would I?
-->-- ''Film/Troy2004''
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->'''Amphiaraus''': You think you know the truth about him? You know nothing. His father was Zeus. The Zeus. King of the gods. His mother, Alcmene, a mortal woman. Together, they had a boy. Half human, half god. But Zeus' queen, Hera, saw this bastard child as an insult, a living reminder of her husband's infidelity. Alcmene named the boy Hercules, which means glory of Hera, but this failed to appease the goddess. She wanted him dead. Luckily, he took after his father. Once he reached manhood, the gods commanded him to perform Twelve Labors, twelve dangerous missions. If he completed them all and survived, Hera agreed to finally let him live in peace. He fought the Lernean Hydra! He battled the Etymanthean Boar! But his greatest Labor was the Nemean Lion. This was no ordinary beast. It had a hide so tough, no weapon could penetrate it. But even this monster was no match for the son of Zeus...\\
'''Bessi Leader''': What a load of crap!
-->--''Film/Hercules2014''

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