Thursday, October 13, 2022

Monsters: Nasnas

This folio from Walters manuscript W.659 


In Arab folklore a Nasnas is a monstrous creature believed to have been born between a jinn called a Shiqq and a human. These creatures is basically and literally half a human being. They have half a head, half a body, one arm, and one leg. It hops with much agility. 

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