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Why does it say "legendary creature"? Surely it's based on real big cats. - Keesey 23:22, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes, why "legendary"? Do you mean that "panther" was a separate thing than "leopardalis" (leopard)? If you know that this mythological usage of the word predates its usage as an generic term for big cats, I would like to see your source. I have always been curious to know exactly how many big cats the ancient Greeks knew of and where they had seen them. Stassa 13:26, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
Should the fact that the word panther is also used to describe an actual living animal be noted in this article?-- 198.110.207.30 ( talk) 21:43, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
So, a panther is a creature of legend that resembles very closely a creature of reality that is also sometimes called a panther. Something has gone wrong here. Srnec ( talk) 04:32, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Why legendary? I've seen panthers in real life. 79.106.209.139 ( talk) 11:00, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
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Why does it say "legendary creature"? Surely it's based on real big cats. - Keesey 23:22, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes, why "legendary"? Do you mean that "panther" was a separate thing than "leopardalis" (leopard)? If you know that this mythological usage of the word predates its usage as an generic term for big cats, I would like to see your source. I have always been curious to know exactly how many big cats the ancient Greeks knew of and where they had seen them. Stassa 13:26, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
Should the fact that the word panther is also used to describe an actual living animal be noted in this article?-- 198.110.207.30 ( talk) 21:43, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
So, a panther is a creature of legend that resembles very closely a creature of reality that is also sometimes called a panther. Something has gone wrong here. Srnec ( talk) 04:32, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Why legendary? I've seen panthers in real life. 79.106.209.139 ( talk) 11:00, 30 November 2022 (UTC)