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The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...
The Chinese classic Book of Rites mentions the Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise (Dark Warrior), Azure Dragon, and White Tiger as heraldic animals on war flags; [3] they were the names of asterisms associated with the four cardinal directions: South, North, East, and West, respectively. [4]
A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire.
The Azure Dragon is represented in the Kiyomizu Temple in eastern Kyoto. Before the entrance of the temple there is a statue of the dragon, which is said to drink from the waterfall within the temple complex at nighttime. Therefore, each year a ceremony is held to worship the dragon of the east.
The Kōryū 蛟竜 < jiaolong 蛟龍 "flood dragon" was a midget submarine and the Shinryū 神竜 < shenlong 神龍 "spirit dragon" was a rocket kamikaze aircraft. An Imperial Japanese Army division, the 56th Division, was codenamed the Dragon Division.
A dragon-like horned serpent of the Lakota peoples' mythology. Unhcegila: A horned serpent also of Lakota mythology. Gaasyendietha: A lake dragon or serpent of the Great Lakes, found in Seneca mythology. Palulukon: Palulukon is a class of water serpent to the Hopi of North America. [35] European-American dragons Thevetat
"Mizuchi" (『水霊 ミズチ』), a 1998 horror novel by Hirohumi Tanaka and its 2006 horror movie adaptation directed by Kiyoshi Yamamoto , entitled "Death Water" in English, though theme is "water spirit" and not dragon. Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (novel) – A man named Mizuchi (水池) is an allusion.
Dragon – a reptilian monster sharing similar hybrid, flying and fire-breathing traits; Garuda – a mythical creature and Demigod from Indian sub-continent; Griffin, a.k.a. griffon or gryphon – a lion/eagle hybrid; Hybrid creatures in mythology; Kotobuki – a Japanese Chimera with the parts of the animals on the Chinese Zodiac