### creativity | imagination:

Mermaid
* Most mermaids are very sexual.
* Some mermaids do have holes similer to other fish, same with mermen.
* appear in the oldest legends of some of the world's most ancient cultures
  - on Phoenician and Corinthian coins
* are a symbol of intuitive female wisdom, connection and sexual wholeness
  - also mythological creatures
  - catch and release in Lake Michigan
  - creatures of legends
  - female animals
  - located in sea
  - supposed to be a species of fish
  - the official symbol of Norfolk - Virginia
  - very well known in Scotland
* can also be a sign of bad weather
  - predict the weather and sometimes warn humans of storms
* come in all sizes.
* continue to delight customers, as do fairies and angels.
* dont have babies.
* give birth like humans do.
* have beautiful singing voices and love to entertain and fascinate the mermen.
* reproduce the same way as fish do.
* usually sing from atop a coral reef or asteroid, with predictable results.
+ Mermaid, History, British Isles: Mythology
  * Mermaids were noted in British folklore as unlucky omens. Mermaids can also be a sign of bad weather.

### creativity | imagination:

Monster
* Can be the manifestations of unaddressed fear.
* Most monsters kill prey.
* Some monsters can go for years without nourishment.
* also make entertaining sounds, particularly when they die.
* are a human creation
  - agents that act autonomously and kill any other agents in the same grid location
  - evil, dangerous creatures
  - fetuses
* are located in beds
  - closets
  - mutations, embodiments of new and unfamiliar states
  - unnatural beings that are hybrids or gross distortions of humans, animals, or plants
  - usually vicious creatures that devour humans and wreak havoc with their lives
* can be unpredictable
  - induce nightmares by sticking their finger into people's ears while they're asleep
* frequently represent what a dominant culture fears or considers abnormal.
* have a strong instinct for self-preservation
  - ability
  - special ability
* increase their statistics and abilities by absorbing enemies into their own body.
* is imagination
* live in the dark.
* never die at once.
* shapes almost always have to be grafted to stay alive.
* spend much of their time breeding.
* still roam the earth, and they take on many varied forms and disguises.
* use their paws to measure things.
+ Le Dieu Bleu, Story of the ballet: Ballets Russes productions :: Ballets starring Nijinsky :: Ballets
  * The gates are shut. The Young Girl tries to get out. Monsters rise from a place under a trap door. The Goddess rises from the lotus. The Blue God rises from the pool. He calms the monsters with his flute. The monsters are trapped by the masses of plants. The Blue God's work is done.

### creativity | imagination | monster:

Basilisk
* Some basilisks can also harbor internal parasites such as protozoa and nematodes.
* are cannons.
* are capable of climbing, running, and swimming, all with equal facility
  - mating, but are expressly forbidden from raising children
  - found primarily in Central America
  - great runners
  - rather jumpy, but do fine in captivity when kept appropriately
* can both hop and run swiftly.
* do it with their eyes closed.
* eat mainly insects and small mammals.
* have teeth that are fused to the inner sides of their jaws.
* live in the understory of rain forests from southern Mexico to Ecuador.
* mythical creature

Gila monster
* are carnivores who seem to rely more on taste and smell to hunt than on vision
  - nocturnal and are one of only two known venomous lizards
  - one of only two venomous lizard species in the world
  - reptiles
  - the largest lizards native to North America, but they're less than two feet long
* live in an arid habitat with some vegetation.
* seem to have a loose social structure and occasionally share shelters.