The Piasa is a monstrous creature from the legends of the Illiniwek Native Americans. Its name means “bird that devours man,” and its legend is well known in the region. It was famously depicted on an ancient petroglyph, which originally showed two creatures. This painting was described in the journals of Pére Marquette while he explored the Mississippi River. It was described as a hideous creature the size of a calf. It has also been described as large enough to pick up a full-grown deer in its talons. It had a head and horns like a goat with a man’s face, a tiger’s beard, and red eyes. It had an…