mythical creatures (centaurs, mermaids, unicorns, etc.)
by llizard (aka ejm)

centaur:
(Thanks to Shanaka Dias for the idea of the centaur wielding a weapon.)

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I have made a javascript animation of some flying elephants too.

fairy:

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genie:

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griffin:

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Loch Ness monster:

Loch Ness: ascii-proof that Nessy is alive and well.

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mermaid:

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I have made two animated gifs of a mermaid as well.

flying monkey:

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Pegasus:

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phoenix:

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     ^^     ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^         ^^
If you haven’t already, please look at the ASCII-animation of the phoenix rising.

unicorn:

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  winged unicorn (is there such a thing?)

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©ejm 1996-2000

PUBLISHED: 3 November 2015
FILED UNDER: ASCII-art