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The raven also has a prominent role in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including the Tsimishians, Haidas, Heiltsuks, Tlingits, Kwakwaka'wakw, Coast Salish, Koyukons, and Inuit. The raven in these indigenous peoples' mythology is the Creator of the world, but it is also considered a trickster God.
Deities depicted as ravens or whose myths and iconography are associated with ravens. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál (chapter 60), Huginn and Muninn appear in a list of poetic names for ravens. In the same chapter, excerpts from a work by the skald Einarr Skúlason are provided. In these excerpts Muninn is referenced in a common noun for 'raven' and Huginn is referenced in a kenning for 'carrion'. [13]
Raven stories exist in nearly all of the First Nations throughout the region but are most prominent in the tales of the Haida, Tsimshian, Tlingit and Tahltan people. Raven and eagle are known by many different names by many different peoples and are important figures among written and verbal stories.
Huginn and Muninn – two ravens that serve as messengers (Norse mythology) Itsumade – monstrous bird with a human face; Jingwei – a bird who is determined to fill up the sea; Lamassu (Mesopotamian) – goddess with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings
Raven amongst the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Reynard - A red fox and trickster figure who plays a central role in the moralistic fables of the Reynard cycle. Saci - A Brazilian folklore character, a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap.
Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn; Ong (Washoe folklore) Pegasus – A winged horse [1] Peryton; Phoenix; Raiju; Roc – A gigantic bird similar to the Ziz [1] Sarimanok; Shahbaz; Sirens - bird women in Greek mythology, not to be confused with mermaids; Simurgh – A Persian bird similar to the Ziz [1] Snallygaster; Sphinx ; Stymphalian Birds ...
Bran and Sceólang ("raven" and "survivor" [1]) are the hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.. The dogs are described as being mostly white, with purple haunches, a crimson tail, blue feet, and standing as tall as Fionn's shoulder. [2]