e/Sha (animal)

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has glosseng: The sha is an unidentified canid, or wild dog, inhabiting the deserts of North Africa, particularly the region adjacent to the Nile Valley in Egypt. It is the totemic animal of the god Set, for which reason it is commonly known as the Set animal or Typhonian animal. It may also be identical with the mysterious wild dog known to modern Egyptians as the salawa.
lexicalizationeng: sha
instance ofe/Cryptid
Meaning
Italian
has glossita: Le leggende folkloristiche arabe riferiscono dell'esistenza del Salaawa, un animale leggendario che uccide e mutila gli animali e che potrebbe per questo avere una certa similitudine con il fantomatico Chupacabra del mondo occidentale.
lexicalizationita: Salaawa
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media:imgPectoral, Horus and Seth (Myers Museum).jpg
media:imgSha (animal).jpg

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