The Sirrush – Ancient Cryptid

Strange Matters Podcast

Campfire Audio Productions

Science, History, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences

4.4 • 987 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2017

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this Strange Matters Short the legend of the ancient creature known as the Sirrush is discussed. This dragon-like beast was heavily featured through the great city of Babylon. The Sirrush was an obscure creature that was nearly lost to time, and widely believed to be merely a myth. However, after its rediscovery there have been new theories and explanations that would instead claim that the mysterious beast was in reality an actual living animal!
Was the Sirrush a descendant of the dinosaurs, a leftover of an extinct species? Perhaps a rare breed that was brought to Babylon from a distant land? Or are all the new theories a fantasy, and the truth remains that the Sirrush is, and has always been, simply a made up myth or legend created by the ancient people of Mesopotamia. Check out this Strange Matters Short and hear all about this strange and interesting creature!

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0:00.0	And the Oh, Hello and welcome to the Strange Matters podcast.
0:43.0	Here at Strange Matters, we discuss everything that is mysterious, bizarre, and unexplained.
0:48.0	I'm Sean and I will be the host for this episode.
0:51.0	In this episode, we will be discussing a legendary creature that
0:55.6	was almost lost at time, a beast whose exact nature still remains a mystery.
1:00.6	Over the course of this podcast we have discussed a wide variety of cryptids or creatures
1:06.8	whose existence has still not been scientifically proven.
1:10.8	Most of the well-known cryptids such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, and the Chupacabra,
1:16.0	were all fairly recent cases, many within the past century, if not the past several decades.
1:22.0	However, the ancient world had its very own legendary and mysterious beast.
1:27.0	Creatures who to this day, we still aren't sure actually existed,
1:31.0	or if they were simply myths.
1:33.2	For this episode, we'll be going back thousands of years to the ancient land of Mesopotamia
1:37.9	in the city of Babylon, to talk about the mysterious
1:43.6	known as the Sirush. The Sirush is a mysterious cryptid that dates back over 2,500 years ago.
1:48.2	The main description of the Sirush
1:50.2	originates back in the year 600 BC. The story behind this semi-mythical beast comes
1:56.5	from the Middle East as the creature was depicted on the Istar Gate of the city of
2:01.2	Babylon, a grand arch that was constructed under orders by the King Nebuch-Nezer, the second.
2:06.8	This amazing structure became the chief ceremonial entrance to the grand city of Babylon.
2:12.4	The Sirush is a creature that is described as a dragon-like beast.
2:17.2	Though it is more of the ancient view of the creature and not like the typical modern image of a winged fire-breathing dragon.
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