Talk:Terrible Monster

Origin

Allardice is the only source I have found to have mentioned this monster, and she makes no mention of the legend being Jewish. I've asked several Jewish friends who have never heard of the legend. One asserted that there would have been very few Jews in Jerusalem at the time and believes Christian or Muslim attribution is more likely. Please do not recategorize this as a Jewish legend unless you can cite a source. --Scottandrewhutchins 16:46, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I did manage to find the "terrible monster" in a book called Monsters: Their Histories, Homes, and Habits by Perle Epstein in 1973. She relates a better description and says that it is in fact an Islamic monster, based on the legend of a murderous Tatar prince. I can redo the entry if you want. 24.14.198.8 01:29, 20 August 2007 (UTC) Chris G.[reply]

they are also called as a terrible monster in meosoic era.

I found a book on google books citing this monster calling it a "Terrible wild monster" killed November 15, 1725
http://books.google.com/books?id=eGPEPRPPKrYC&pg=PA103&dq=terrible+monster+jerusalem&ei=OQ9CSrHoFo-4NavMjc8O Ncabiac (talk) 11:40, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]