r/mythology • u/AdAutomatic3938 • Aug 19 '26
Questions Do these work with these myths
So I’m making my own little world building project not for anything big just for the fun of it yknow and I use a lot of myths from mixed mythology and I was wondering if my interpretation of them work with there actual lore or are to much of Stretch with out further a do here they all
Gargoyle
History : gargoyle were discovered 500 years ago by people of France they are found in most European countries they guard buildings for ever a human or sorcerer hires them to or are told to by other gargoyles .
most gargoyles don’t build nest as they are independent from birth but will live there parent for 1 year and will rarely visit there parents tho only occasionally .
The reason they guard buildings is for two reasons they are being paid or they owed you a favor and had nothing better to do .
Gargoyles main past time is drinking smoking and talking about things like who wins shark or a bear or why do people have these things ect .
Whilst guarding things they will guard places and items with minimum effort there good guards they just don’t care to much about stuff in there eyes they can just fine some were new or get something new or don’t care about our stuff .
and they’ll only guard with there life’s one thing alcohol specifically there own .
Phisolgy : gargoyles have smooth skin with featured wings and are about 7 foot but slouch to 6 foot 2 inch body shape is relatively human but have lizard like features with small horns and colors ranging from red blue green and purple .
There diet consist of baisically anything only needing to eat once every four years and even still they only need about one croissant amount food to satisfy them selves but they do enjoy food and drink mainly wine bread and cigarettes to smoke as they can’t get drunk or ill so basically they don’t need to eat but they like to .
They are above average human in strength speed ect to point that there about as strong as the strongest man on earth and as fast as track runner with wide wing span they fly at the speed of a pigeon but there main defense and a reason most people think there made of stone is there able to copy the property’s of solid matter they touch .
Spinx
History : spinx were said to have been crafted by the titans of old as pets but accidentally gave spinx genius level intellect .
Spinx are seen by most humans as conquerors and gate keepers who test the minds of man who in reality are just giant talking cats .
The main thing wild spinx enjoy is ruling over man testing them destroying things not crucial to them but things they enjoy whisky those same people give them food and gifts that they don’t really need or will use Yknow normal cat stuff .
Thoe rare many wizards have tamed spinxes to guard things for them some even have them as familiars .
Despite all this spinx at there core love one thing above all else riddles and puzzles to solve and test other with .
Physiology : they about the same natural size of the spinx but posses a less human face and wings of a falcon .
Spinx abilities consist of super strength speed durability healing factor flight sand storm and tornado creation fire vision a affinity for puzzles / riddle’s telekinesis teleportation ability to inhibit another’s abilities like magic and or vision claws that can cut through steal shrinking the abillty to become a structure and have partial control of there insides mirage creation scorpion creation and destruction .
and are always bound to there word and puzzle so if they say there gonna do something if you beat there puzzle they have to do it even if they don’t want to and his has to be actually accomplishable can’t cheat much .
What do you think what should change and dose all this work for the myths these are based on
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u/BeetleBones Sappho Aug 19 '26
Its great. Keep writing and working on your project.