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Kurma (Sanskrit: कूर्म, lit. 'Turtle' or 'Tortoise'), is the second avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.Originating in Vedic literature such as the Yajurveda as being synonymous with the Saptarishi called Kashyapa, Kurma is most commonly associated in post-Vedic literature such as the Puranas.
Turtles are also used as marketing tools to give products the appearance of being environmentally friendly. [3] One of the most famous rescued sea turtles was "Allie", a 250 lb (113 kg), 50-year-old female loggerhead sea turtle rescued by a local commercial fisherman at Alligator Point, Florida, on May 15, 2012.
Skvader – A Swedish creature with the forequarters and hind-legs of a hare and the back, wings and tail of a female wood grouse. Tatzelwurm – A creature with the face of a cat and a serpentine body. Tlanchana – An aquatic deity that is part woman and part snake. Triton – A Greek God and the son of Poseidon who has the same description ...
According to the legend, the Dragon King (Long Vương), a local god, had aided Lê with a magical sword, Heavens’ Will (Thuận Thiên), with which Lê was able to drive out the Chinese and establish the Later Lê dynasty. After his victory, Kim Quy appeared to Lê from out of the lake to take back the sword for the Dragon King.
Gula (Sumerian: "the great" [1]) was a Mesopotamian goddess of medicine, portrayed as a divine physician and midwife.Over the course of the second and first millennia BCE, she became one of the main deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon, and eventually started to be viewed as the second highest ranked goddess after Ishtar.
Gluskab turning a man into a cedar tree (scraping on birchbark by Tomah Joseph 1884). The main character noted for being responsible for the care of Gici Niwaskw’s creations and the transition between the three ages is Gluskab, known by different names such as Glooscap, Glooskap, Gluskabe, and Klooskomba throughout the various Abenaki branch tribes.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind: A turtle with an ability to create a safe-house if a special key is placed on his back. Later hosts the soul of Jean-Pierre Polnareff. Dog: Taz-Mania: Taz's pet dog turtle Filburt: Rocko's Modern Life: Gallop Babar and the Adventures of Badou: An elderly turtle who lives in the jungle near Celesteville ...