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Origins[]
The Gorilla is a creature with origins in Greek mythology. They were first documented by Homer, and later by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian explorer of the time.
Three females of a tribe were captured on one of the Navigator's voyages, killed and brought back to Carthage for examination, before being on display some time in the same land, in a temple of Astarte.
Appearance[]
Gorillai are powerful humanoids, with physical features that can be easily mistaken for chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, etc, by the untrained eye. For starters, they have prehensile feet, built like human hands, just as apes do.
Not to mention, the hair that grows on the rest of their bodies is only slightly shorter than that which grows on their heads. Their eye color also tends to be dark and they tend to maintain an athletic build, with little to no effort.