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The Jersey Devil: A Greek Monster

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I learned about a greek monster named Scylla who was a big creature that had 6 dangling necks and 6 dangling feet from its huge body. This monster was actually a beautiful women that was turned into a horrifying monster. She couldn't leave in a area by a rock which was her punishment. She was put into this terrifying body because a sea god fell in love with her and wanted that love to be there forever, unfortunately the witch that was suppose to cast that spell decided to turn her into a huge scary sea monster. So Scylla job now was to just destroy anything that came by her rock. The Jersey Devil is an american monster that is living in the New Jersey pine barrens. It is a 13th child that came out being a horrifying looking thing that had
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