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Day 7 - Amphibious the Loveland Frog man is not only a very popular folklore in the local areas, but also the Loveland mascot! First spotted in 1955 in Loveland, Ohio. The most recent sighting claimed to be 2016. Standing at 4 feet tall, this frog has festivals held in it's name on every leap year. Get it?

Day 6 - Myth, The Chimera, from Greek mythology is a fire breathing being fusion between a Lion, Goat and Snake! Found in Lycia, this monster in it's story was slain by a hero riding atop a pegasaus. Chimeras however, are able to be more than just this combination. As it turns out, the Hydra and Cerberus are both siblings to the monster!

Day 5 - Aquatic Water Spirits are found amongst many different cultures' mythology such as Celtic, African and Greek. They're supernatural folklore depicting elemental spirits, often representing as nymphs, sirens and mermaids in most regions. Did you know Jellyfish have some spiritual connection too? In many places of history, they symbolise life and death.

Day 4 - Dragon, The first instances of dragon mythology come from the 13th century, there has been multiple depictions of dragons across the globe with varying body shapes, origins, some peaceful and some tyranical. The earliest record however, was 'Kur' a dragon from Sumerian mythology who lived deep in the sea. Now the dragon on the card does not unfortunately have wings so he elected to stand infront of street art depicting some.

Day 3- Ancient, Cthulu first appeared in Lovecraft's Call of Cthulu in 1928, a shapeshifting cosmic malevolent entity hibernating in the deep sea. Despite having these shifting abilities, have you noticed we always draw him with a tentacle face? Maybe its like a beard to him.