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Narasimha – A Hindu deity with a lion-like face. Ox-Head – An ox-headed guardian or type of guardian of the Underworld in Chinese mythology. Penghou – A Chinese tree spirit with the face of a human and the body of a dog. Pratyangira – A Hindu Goddess having the head of a lion. Sekmet – The lioness-headed Egyptian Goddess.
In Central and East Asia a common calendar system consists of a twelve-year cycle, with each year represented as an animal. The eleventh animal of the twelve-year cycle is the dog. Often such animals are depicted as human figures with an animal head. Thus, the cynocephalic depiction of the eleventh zodiac animal is common (possibly with a tail).
Minotaur – A human with the head and sometimes legs of a bull. Moirai – Lesser trio of female deities assigned with deciding and weaving the fates of humans. Usually called the Fates, this is a pan European concept, with the Roman Parcae, the Scandinavian Norns, the Anglo-Germanic Wyrd Sisters, the Bulgarian Orisnizi and Slavic Rozhanitsy ...
Mythical creatures with human head. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. H. Harpies (2 C, 7 P) S. Sphinxes (1 C, 28 P) ...
Two small bearded faces are visible above the right and left ears of the figure. The face above the right ear is almost entirely obscured by oxidation, excepting the beard. The face above the left has a damaged beard. Hélène Chew notes that a slight protuberance on the back of the head could suggest a third face (damaged beyond recognition). [4]
These fascinating animals have been made popular through their association with Santa Claus, a mythical creature who uses them to fly around in his sleigh during Christmas to distribute gifts to kids.
We have two words for you: Elf. Owl. They're worth a Google, we swear! Elf Owls are incredibly small birds that are positively adorable. As one animal expert recently learned himself.
Gopaitioshah – being a winged bull or lion with human face; Hieracosphinx – has the head of a hawk and the body of a lion. Stratford Lyon; Tigris – giant lion of the forest of Bei Ilai; Vaikuntha Chaturmurti – a four-headed aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu: a human head, a lion head, a boar head and a fierce head