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Birds in legends, mythology, and religion

Swan Maiden - a mythical creature who shapeshifts from human form to swan form. Appears in various traditions.

Abrahamic mythology

Judeo-Christian
  • Noah's Dove
  • Noah's Raven
  • Broxa
Talmudic
  • Bar Juchne
  • Ziz - a giant bird said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan.

African mythology

  • Lightning Bird - a real or imaginary bird superstitiously associated with special powers, generally lightning.

Aztec mythology

  • Quetzalcoatl - a god of wind, creativity, and fertility, frequently depicted as a Feathered Serpent.

Buddhist mythology

  • Garuda - enormous predatory birds with intelligence and social organization.

Chinese mythology

  • Fenghuang - mythological birds that reign over all other birds. Chinese Phoenix.
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  • Zhū Què (Vermilion Bird) - a mythological spirit creature of the Chinese constellations; it represents the south and the summer season.

Egyptian mythology

  • Ba
  • Bennu - the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra.

Greek mythology

  • Griffin - a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
  • Harpies - winged death-spirits.
  • Phoenix - a mythical sacred firebird.
  • Sphinx - a unique demon of destruction and bad luck represented as a winged lion with a woman's head.

Hindu mythology

  • Garuda - a lesser Hindu divinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu.
  • Jatayu - a demi-god who has the form of a vulture. KIA in battle
  • Sampaati - brother to Jatayu.
  • Aruna - older-brother to Garuda, father of Jatayu and Sampati, with deformed/half-formed lower limbs, charioteeer of Surya the Sun-God and absorbs much of his Heat, thus protecting the earth.

Japanese mythology

  • Ho-o - Japanese version of the Chinese Fenghuang.
  • Kin-u
  • Suzaku - Japanese version of the Chinese Vermillion Bird.
  • Yatagarasu - a 3-legged raven who belongs to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

Korean mythology

  • Ju-jak
  • Samjoko - A 3-legged bird associated with the sun.

Kwakiutl mythology

  • Kwakwakalanooksiwae
  • Hokhokw

Magyar mythology

  • Turul - a large falcon that helped shape the origins of the Magyars.

Mayan mythology

Mexican

  • The Cu Bird (el Pájaro Cu)

Native American mythology

  • Pisia
  • Firebird
  • Raven - representative spirit of actual ravens, and often depicted as a trickster or culture hero figure, even as the creator of human beings.
  • Thunderbird - an enormous bird that causes thunder and stirs the wind from the beating of its wings.

Norse mythology

  • Habrok - the "best" hawk.
  • Hraesvelg - a giant, who in eagle from, creates the wind by beating his wings.
  • Hugin and Munin (Thought and Memory) - a pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin.
  • Vedrfolnir - a hawk sitting between the eyes of an eagle in the crown of Yggdrasill, the World Tree.

Persian mythology

  • Chamrosh - a bird said to live on the summit of Mount Alborz and is the archetype of all birds, said to rule and protect all birds.
  • Roc - an enormous mythical bird of prey, often white, reputed to have been able to carry off and eat elephants.
  • Simurgh - a gigantic, benevolent, mythical flying creature, often part dog or human.

Russian mythology

  • Alkonost - a bird of paradise with the body of a bird and the face of a woman, a derivative of Alcyone.
  • Gamayun - a prophetic bird that lives on an island in the east, close to paradise. It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and is a large bird with a woman's head.
  • Sirin - a mythological creature with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl). Men who heard their songs would forget everything on earth, follow them, and ultimately die. Related to Sirens.
  • Zhar-Ptitsa (Жар-Птица) - a magical glowing firebird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and bringer of doom to its captor.

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Swan Maiden is a mythical creature who shapeshifts from human form to swan form.[1][2] Despite the name, males are found in a small number of legends. The key to the transformation is usually a swan skin, or a garment with swan feathers attached.
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In Jewish folklore Broxa is a bird that is said to suck the milk of goats during the night.[1]

References

1. ^ Pantheon.org . Retrieved on August, 2007. Retrieved on 21 2007.

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The ziz (Hebrew: זיז) is a giant bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan. It is considered a giant animal/monster corresponding to archetypal creatures.
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lightning bird is a real or imaginary bird superstitiously associated with special powers among southern African native peoples. The believed supernatural powers vary according to the traditions of different tribes. Generally lightning is believed to be the bird's manifestation.
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Quetzalcoatl (IPA: [ketsalˈkoː.aːtɬ]) is an Aztec sky and creator god. The name is a combination of quetzal, a brightly colored Mesoamerican bird, and , meaning serpent.
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Fenghuang (Chinese: 鳳凰; Pinyin: Fènghuáng; Japanese: 鳳凰 hō-ō
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The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; Pinyin: Zhū Què) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
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The Bennu bird serves as the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra. Some of the titles of the Bennu bird were “He Who Came Into Being by Himself,” “Ascending One,” and “Lord of Jubilees.
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griffin, griffon or gryphon[1] (from Old French grifon[2]) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
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Harpy

Creature

Name: Harpy
AKA: Snatcher
Classification
Grouping: Legendary creature
Sub grouping: Hybrid
Similar creatures: Siren, sphinx, centaur
Data
Mythology: Greek
Habitat: Air Harpy (from Latin: Harpyia
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phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient Phoenician mythology, and in myths derived from it.

Description

Said to live for 500 or 1461 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a bird with beautiful gold and red plumage.
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Sphinx is an image of a recumbent lion with the head of a ram, of a falcon or of a person, invented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, and is a cultural import in Greek mythology.
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Jatayu (Sanskrit: जटायू, jatāyū) is the son of Aruna and nephew of Garuda. A demi-god who has the form of a vulture, he tries to rescue Sita from Ravana when Ravana is on his way to Lanka after kidnapping Sita.
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Jatayu (Sanskrit: जटायू, jatāyū) is the son of Aruna and nephew of Garuda. A demi-god who has the form of a vulture, he tries to rescue Sita from Ravana when Ravana is on his way to Lanka after kidnapping Sita.
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According to Hindu mythology and Hindu scriptures, Aruna or Arun refers to the charioteer of the Sun, including the rising Sun. Aruna refers to the redness of the rising Sun, which is believed to have spiritual powers. He is believed to be a cripple (without thighs).
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Fenghuang (Chinese: 鳳凰; Pinyin: Fènghuáng; Japanese: 鳳凰 hō-ō
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The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; Pinyin: Zhū Què) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.
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three-legged bird is a creature found in various mythologies of Asia, Asia Minor, and North Africa. It is often thought to inhabit and represent the sun.

The creature has been featured in myths from Egypt, where it appears on wall murals,[1].
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three-legged bird is a creature found in various mythologies of Asia, Asia Minor, and North Africa. It is often thought to inhabit and represent the sun.

The creature has been featured in myths from Egypt, where it appears on wall murals,[1].
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Turul is the mythological bird of the origin myth of the Magyars (Hungarian people).

The Turul is probably a large falcon, and the origin of the word is most likely Turkish (togrul or turgul means peregrine falcon).
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This is a list of Maya gods and supernatural beings. For more information see Maya religion and Maya mythology.

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Maya mythology refers to the pre-Columbian Maya civilization's extensive polytheistic religious beliefs. These beliefs had most likely been long-established by the time the earliest-known distinctively Maya monuments had been built and inscriptions depicting their deities
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Maya mythology refers to the pre-Columbian Maya civilization's extensive polytheistic religious beliefs. These beliefs had most likely been long-established by the time the earliest-known distinctively Maya monuments had been built and inscriptions depicting their deities
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Fire-bird myths include:
  • Bennu (Egyptian)
  • Huma (mythology) (Persian firebird)
  • Phoenix (Greek adaptation of the Egyptian Bennu)
  • Zhar-Ptitsa (Жар-Птица) (Russian)
  • Fenghuang (鳳凰) (China)

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Thunderbird is a mythological creature common to Indigenous peoples of North America. It is a popular concept in northwestern coastal artwork of indigenous origin, often appearing on totem poles.
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In Norse mythology, Hábrók is a name mentioned in Grímnismál, and quoted by Snorri in Gylfaginning, as the "best of hawks" in a list containing various other names which represent the best of things. However, nothing more is known of this creature.
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In Norse mythology, Hræsvelgr, (Corpse Swallower), is a giant. According to Vafşrúğnismál the wind is a product of Hræsvelgr sitting at the end of the skies in eagle shape beating his wings, repeated by Snorri in Gylfaginning.
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