This Mythopouch insight examines Serket, Tawaret and the Serpopard together: the scorpion goddess who opens or closes the throat, the hippo guardian of childbirth, and the long-necked beast on the Narmer Palette that never became a god.

What can a fearsome baboon god, a monstrous Arthurian boar and a bronze guardian of Crete tell us about the real world behind mythology? Explore Babi, Twrch Trwyth and Talos through ancient belief, dangerous animals and surprisingly modern ideas.