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Anggitay – is a creature with the upper body of a female human and the lower body of a horse from waist down (Philippines) Arion – Talking immortal horse (Greek) Balius and Xanthus Greek – offspring of harpies, immortal; Buraq – Al-Burāq, steed from the heavens that transported the prophets (Islam, Persian Art)
Maiden Stone, detail of eastern face. Line drawing of Pictish beast. The Pictish Beast (sometimes Pictish Dragon or Pictish Elephant) is an artistic representation of an animal, distinct to the early medieval culture of the Picts of Scotland.
The Piasa (/ ˈ p aɪ. ə s ɔː / PY-ə-saw) or Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River. Its original location was at the end of a chain of limestone bluffs in Madison County, Illinois, at present-day Alton, Illinois. The ...
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
Chareng, also called Uchek Langmeidong, a mythical creature from Meitei mythology that is part-human and part-hornbill, having an avian body and a human head. The Ekek from Philippine mythology is depicted as a humanoid with bird wings and a beak. Eos is often depicted as winged in art. [4] Eris (mythology) was depicted as winged in ancient ...
A faun, as painted by Hungarian painter Pál Szinyei Merse in 1867 A drawing of a Faun.. The faun (Latin: Faunus, pronounced [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]; Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, romanized: phaûnos, pronounced [pʰâu̯nos]) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology.
The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as ...
The Ophiotaurus is said to be a creature with the front half of a bull and the back half of a serpent. The only known writing featuring the Ophiotaurus is Fasti by Ovid. [1] Here, Ovid describes the types of monstra that are threats to both men and gods. Ovid contrasts the Ophiotaurus with the immania monstra, the terrifying monsters. [2]