Monsters and Mythical Beasts
Megan Brooke
This summer, I’ve been researching monsters and mythical beasts, looking at dragons and sea serpents and long-forgotten creatures. The more research I did on the topic, the wider it became, and I ended up looking at not only mythical creatures but other ‘natural wonders’; hurricanes and fires, freak shows, and monstrous infants and animals, who were often seen as symbols of divine punishment.