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A beautiful valley full of nymphs. Okeanos: The cosmic river encircling the Earth in Ancient Greek cosmology, also sometimes depicted as one of the Titan gods. Panchaia (Pangaia) A group of islands South of the Arabian peninsula inhabited by several tribes and rich with scented oils. Assumed by some to be the birthplace of the Olympian gods ...
The forest is largely uninhabitable, being a saturated "hotspot" of unpredictable wild magic induced genetic mutations and dangerous legendary creatures, and is regarded by ponies as the most hostile region within Equestria's borders. In Frozen 2, the Enchanted Forest is home to spirits of fire, earth, wind and water. Elsa journeys there to ...
Some said that the bird had peacock-like coloring, and Herodotus's claim of the Phoenix being red and yellow is popular in many versions of the story on record. [20] Ezekiel the Tragedian declared that the phoenix had red legs and striking yellow eyes, [ 18 ] but Lactantius said that its eyes were blue like sapphires [ 21 ] and that its legs ...
Himavanta is a vast, deep, sacred forest atop Himmapan Mountain. There are a total 84,000 intricate peaks and seven enormous ponds. The beautiful forest is home to gods and the dwelling place for sorcerers, priests, hermits, clerics, and bizarre mythical creatures. [8]
A forest called the Brecilian Forest is inhabited by elves and filled with magical ruins in the video game Dragon Age: Origins. In C. S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength, the tomb of Merlin is located in the fictitious Bragdon Forest. The forest is tied to the elves in Judith Tarr's historical fantasy The Hound and the Falcon and Alamut series.
Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws; Gandabherunda – two-headed magical bird; Gamayun – prophetic bird with woman's head; Garuda – known as the primordial bird and the progenitor of all birds; vehicle of Lord Vishnu; Hakawai – bird that was sometimes heard but not usually seen
Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.
Prince Ivan returning on a magic carpet with the caged firebird. The Firebird concept has parallels in Iranian legends of magical birds, in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about The Golden Bird, and related Russian magical birds like the Sirin. The story of the quest itself is closely paralleled by Armenian Hazaran Blbul. In the Armenian tale ...