Leucrotae or Leucrota are monsters that appear in The Demigod Diaries. The leucrota are a species of swift beast that live in India. They were first mentioned by Pliny the Elder, in his book, Natural History. A Leucrota appears in the bottom of Hal's portrait.

The crocotta or corocotta, crocuta, leucrocotta, or leucrotta is a mythical dog - wolf of India or Aethiopia, linked to the hyena and said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs. A mosaic depicting a crocotta (Greek: Κροκόττας), which in this case closely resembles a striped hyena. The mosaic in Palestrina depicts the river Nile and its fauna.

Leucrottas, sometimes called ugly killers, were hideous monsters that lurked far from civilization bullying and torturing wild animals. They were frighteningly intelligent creatures that used their vocal imitation abilities to lure the unsuspecting, animal …

In ancient Greek and Roman legend the Leucrocotta was a fantastic creature with the body of a stag, the neck of a lion, cloven hooves, and a wide mouth with a sharp, bony ridge in place of teeth. It had the ability to imitate the voices of men to lure prey.

Dwelling in the far reaches of ancient Indian forests, the Leucrota is an amalgamation of disparate elements that defy the natural order yet exist in perfect harmony. At a cursory glance, one might observe its body, structured like that of a majestic stag, and assume a certain nobility.

The two of them follow the goat Amaltheia to an abandoned house, only to get trapped inside by the living curtains and a trio of impervious Leucrotae who have the ability to mimic sound and voices. They meet the house's sole occupant, Halcyon "Hal" Green, a prophetic, desolate demigod son of Apollo. Hal was imprisoned due to using his powers to ...

Feb 22, 2021 · One of the strange creatures described in Natural History was a predatory canine from Ethiopia and India. The crocotta, also known as the corocotta or leucrocotta, had a strange appearance and supernatural abilities that made it notably dangerous and frightening.

Feb 26, 2021 · It is as big as a wild donkey and has the cloven-hooved legs of stag, which enable it to run swiftly. It has the neck, tail, and breast of a lion, the head of a badger with a mouth slit all the way to the ears, and a single block of bone for teeth. Like …

The leucrota is a swift beast that lives in India. It is a composite animal, the result of a mating between a hyena and a lioness. It is the same size as an ass, but with a horse's head, chest and legs like a lion, hind quarters like a stag, and cloven hoofs. It has an extremely wide mouth, that stretches from one ear to the other.

Luke notes that there are jail bars separating them from a monster. Hal informs them that the monster is called a Leucrotae, but the monster speaks for him. He says that he was born with the gift of prophecy, but Apollo warned him not to use his power.