| 词条 | Theow |
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For the Anglo-Saxon term for "slave", see Thrall.Theow, also called thos, thea or thoye, is a hybrid heraldic beast, represented by a wolf with goat's hooves.[1][2] It goes back{{cn|date=September 2015}} to a mythological beast{{huh|date=September 2015}} described in antiquity by Pliny the Elder, as looking like a wolf but with bigger body and shorter legs. This has been interpreted{{whom|date=September 2015}}{{year needed|date=September 2015}} as an attempt at describing a jackal. In Medieval bestiaries it was described as being a kind of wolf with a mane of different colours. During the winter it had thick hair but it lost all its fur in summer. It never attacked humans and was said{{whom|date=September 2015}}{{year needed|date=September 2015}} to live in Ethiopia, home of many semi-legendary animals according to Medieval bestiaries. References1. ^{{cite book|first=Carl-Alexander|last=von Volborth|authorlink=Carl-Alexander von Volborth|title=Fabenwesen der Heraldik|language=German|page=117|publisher=Belser Verlag|year=1996|location=Stuttgart/Zurich|isbn=3-7630-2329-1}} 2. ^{{cite book|editor-first=Stephen|editor-last=Friar|title=A New Dictionary of Heraldry|location=London|date=1987|publisher=Alphabooks/A&C Black|isbn=0 906670 44 6|page=342}} 2 : Heraldic beasts|Mythological canines |
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