KAY] or King Arthur.
One of these creatures is ridden by a figure identified with Devasena, the wife of Skanda; that figure is a Hindu goddess from Bangladesh associated with childbirth named Shashti. According to the Welsh Triad, one of these creatures was the offspring of the sow Henwen and haunted the isle of Anglesey, where it was slain either by Sir Cai [read: KAY] or King Arthur. When Typhon attacked Olympus, Artemis hid by assuming the form of one of these creatures. In a contest rigged by Utgard-Loki, Thor was embarrassed when he was unable to lift Jormungandr who had been disguised as one of them. In addition, the footfalls of one of these animals were among the ingredients in fashioning Gleipnir, and some rather large ones pull the chariot of Freya. For 10 points, name this animal whose head was often depicted on the Egyptian goddess Bast.
One of these creatures is ridden by a figure identified with Devasena, the wife of Skanda; that figure is a Hindu goddess from Bangladesh associated with childbirth named Shashti.
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