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  2. Simurgh - Wikipedia

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    The simurgh ( / sɪˈmɜːrɡ /; Persian: سیمرغ, also spelled senmurv, simorgh, simorg, simurg, simoorg, simorq or simourv) is a benevolent bird in Persian mythology and literature. It bears some similarities with mythological birds from different origins, such as the phoenix (Persian: ققنوس quqnūs) and the humā (Persian: هما ). [2]

  3. Aja'ib al-Makhluqat - Wikipedia

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    Copy was made in 1537/944, probably in western India. [1] ' Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat ( Arabic: عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات, meaning The Wonders of Creatures and the Marvels of Creation) is an important work of cosmography by Zakariya al-Qazwini, who was born in Qazwin (Iran) in the year 600 ...

  4. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    It can be shown with wings and sometimes has front legs. Nyanga dragons Kirimu: A dragon from the Mwindo Epic. It is described as a large animal with black hide, teeth like a dog, a huge belly, the tail of an eagle and seven horned heads. In the Mwindo Epic, it made a blood pact with Nkuba, the Nyanga lightning god. Southern African dragons ...

  5. List of avian humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Calais and Zetes, the sons of the North Wind Boreas. [3] Chareng, also called Uchek Langmeidong, a mythical creature from Meitei mythology that is part-human and part- hornbill, having an avian body and a human head. The Ekek from Philippine mythology is depicted as a humanoid with bird wings and a beak. Eos is often depicted as winged in art.

  6. Thunderbird (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Thunderbird is the sixth track on the album The Spine by They Might Be Giants. One of the Miraculous in the Native American Miracle Box in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir is the Thunderbird Miraculous. The Thunderbird is the cap badge and symbol of the Canadian Forces Military Police since 1968.

  7. Cultural references to chickens - Wikipedia

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    There are numerous cultural references to chickens in myth, folklore, religion, and literature. Chickens are a sacred animal in many cultures, being deeply embedded in belief systems and religious worship practices. [1] Roosters are sometimes used for a divination practice called Alectryomancy, a Latin phrase combining "rooster" and "divination ...

  8. Bluebird of happiness - Wikipedia

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    Musician Neil Young has a song "Beautiful Bluebird" about a lost love on his 2007 album Chrome Dreams II . "Blue Bird" is a song by Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions from their 2009 album Through the Devil Softly . A blue bird like device can be found in "The Bluebird of Zappiness" a 2010 episode of Cyberchase.

  9. Siren (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Nomenclature Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.