Theow
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theow-313-9939836
title:
Theow
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Theow, also called thos, thea or thoye, is a hybrid heraldic beast, represented by a wolf with goat's hooves. It goes back to a mythological beast described in antiquity by Pliny the Elder, as looking like a wolf but with bigger body and shorter legs. This has been interpreted as an attempt at describing a jackal. In Medieval bestiaries it was described as being a kind of wolf with a mane of different colours. During the winter it had thick hair but it lost all its fur in summer. It never attack
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encyclopedia
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Mythological beast in heraldry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theow
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2022-02-06T17:13:56Z
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