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Two-spirit (also known as two spirit or occasionally twospirited) [a] is a contemporary pan-Indian umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) social role in their communities.
The Persian word sīmurğ derives from Middle Persian sēnmurw [6] [7] (and earlier sēnmuruγ), also attested in Pazend texts as sīna-mrū.The Middle Persian word comes from Avestan mərəγō Saēnō "the bird Saēna", originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit śyenaḥ (श्येनः) "raptor, eagle, bird of ...
In the Rich Text Format specification, language code 4 is for the Chinese language. Codes for regional variants of Chinese are congruent to 4 mod 256. Credit card machines have four-twelve function keys. On most phones, the 4 key is associated with the letters G, H, and I, [89] but on the BlackBerry Pearl, it is the key for D and F.
Two Rastafari street vendors in Zeerust, South Africa; they are wearing and selling items that display their commitment to the religion. Rastafari has been described as a religion, [1] meeting many of the proposed definitions for what constitutes a religion, [2] and is legally recognised as such in various countries. [3]
A variety of magical creatures are depicted in the fictional universe of Harry Potter, which is drawn from various types of media.Magical creatures appear in the seven Harry Potter novels and their eight film adaptations; in the Fantastic Beasts film series; in other books written by J. K. Rowling; and on the website of the Wizarding World media franchise.
This bird's name is Of a Flock (peng 鵬), yet its back is countless thousands of miles across and its wings are like clouds arcing across the heavens. "Like Of a Flock, whose wings arc across the heavens, the wings of your consciousness span to the horizon. At the same time, the wings of every other being's consciousness span to the horizon.
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (/ p r ə ˈ m iː θ i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, [promɛːtʰéu̯s], possibly meaning "forethought") [1] is one of the Titans and a god of fire. [2]
A pair of Kinnara-Kinnari bas-reliefs of Sari temple is unique, depicting Kinnara as celestial humans with birds' wings attached to their backs, very similar to popular image of angels. There are bas-relief in Borobudur depicting the story of the famous kinnari, Manohara .