Comments on: What Is This?

By: somebodyssquatchingme

somebodyssquatchingme — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:46:42 +0000

Abominable Doe-man.

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:26:55 +0000

It may most closely resemble the Peryton, although it is usually depicted as also possessing wings. My notes on it have it being ancient Greek in origin, but Wikipedia claims that it is a much more recent creation found in fantasy and role-playing literature (which, admittedly, is where I first encountered it). Wikipedia also has it being quadrupedal, but I recall seeing depictions of a more humanoid or at least bipedal appearance. In Dungeons & Dragons, it casts a human shadow, which might explain the confusion.

By: PhotoExpert

PhotoExpert — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:39:48 +0000

I don’t know what it is or what it may be called, but I like it in a weird way.

By: David-Australia

David-Australia — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:08:45 +0000

Rudi Sasquatch the Black-Nosed Reindeer…

By: Goodfoot

Goodfoot — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:34:38 +0000

I say “totem” and leave it at that. It certainly isn’t a One-Eyed, One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater…

By: oldphilosopher

oldphilosopher — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:27:37 +0000

Curiosystis Christmasus Ornamentatis.

By: Kjak75

Kjak75 — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:36:06 +0000

The Horned God is actually sometimes depicted with a more stag head than human head, some see his form as changing seasonally, but he is by no means a cryptid.
I am sure i have read about a deer headed creature in mythology, but off the top of my head i can not think of where. I will flip through some mythology books tomorrow and see what i can find.
As for an actual cryptid there was the stories of the Deer Man, but i thought those were just hoaxes.