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Pages in category "Mythological and legendary Japanese birds" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Mythological and legendary Japanese birds (1 C, 11 P) P. Phoenix birds (1 C, 16 P) S. Sirens (mythology) (28 P) Swan maidens (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Legendary ...
The legendary Fènghuáng bird of China, that rules over all other birds. Hoori The youngest son of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Konohanasakuya-hime, who married Toyotama-hime and became the grandfather of Emperor Jimmu. Hoshi no Tama A ball guarded by a kitsune (fox spirit) which can give the one who obtains it power to force the kitsune to help them.
Legendary birds (10 C, 119 P) A. Avian humanoids (23 C, 65 P) C. ... Pages in category "Mythological birds" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Japan. The avifauna of Japan include a total of 731 species, of which 19 are endemic , and 31 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The ...
According to de Visser, tengu were first in the form of a bird, then had a human form with the head of a bird, and finally the bird beak became a long nose. [29] Similarly, Basil Hall Chamberlain says that the beak of the tengu "becomes a large and enormously long human nose, and the whole creature is conceived as human". [ 30 ]
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]
The third messenger was the Dipper Bird, who listened respectfully for six full days until Cikap-Kamuy finally completed the recitation of the message. Dipper Bird then flew to the heavens, and returned with news that the kamuy of fish and game were angry because humans had stopped showing proper respect for the gifts they gave. Accordingly ...