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Quetzalcōātl. God of life, light and wisdom, lord of the day and the winds. Ruler of the West [1] Quetzalcoatl (/ ˌkɛtsəlkoʊˈætəl / [3]) [pron 1] (Nahuatl: "Feathered Serpent") is a deity in Aztec culture and literature. Among the Aztecs, he was related to wind, Venus, Sun, merchants, arts, crafts, knowledge, and learning.
This is a list of flying mythological ... with snakes for hair, sharp fangs, golden wings, and petrifying gazes ... Sirens - bird women in Greek mythology, ...
Amphiptere, a type of winged serpent found in European heraldry. Feathered Serpent, a Mesoamerican supernatural entity or deity. Guivre, a legendary creature sometimes depicted as a winged serpent. Lindworm, another legendary creature sometimes depicted as a winged serpent. Wyvern, another legendary creature sometimes depicted as a winged serpent.
K’uk’ulkan, also spelled Kukulkan (/ kuːkʊlˈkɑːn /; lit. " Plumed Serpent ", " Amazing Serpent "), is the serpent deity of Maya mythology. It is closely related to the deity Qʼuqʼumatz of the Kʼicheʼ people and to Quetzalcoatl of Aztec mythology. [1] Prominent temples to Kukulkan are found at archaeological sites in the Yucatán ...
Pegasus – a winged stallion in Greek mythology; Pixiu or Pi Yao – Chinese mythical creature; Snallygaster – a mythical creature with metal beak, reptilian body, bird-like wings and octopus tentacles; Sphinx – a mythical creature with a woman's head and breasts, lion's body and eagle's wings; Simurgh – an Iranian mythical flying creature
Wadjet (/ ˈwædʒət /; Ancient Egyptian: wꜢḏyt "Green One"), [1] known to the Greek world as Uto (/ ˈjuːtoʊ /; Koinē Greek: Οὐτώ) or Buto (/ ˈbjuːtoʊ /; Βουτώ) among other renderings including Wedjat, Uadjet, and Udjo, [2] was originally the ancient Egyptian local goddess of the city of Dep or Buto in Lower Egypt, which ...
Serpent symbolism. The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind [1][2] and represent dual expression [3] of good and evil. [4]
The Swedish lindworm lacks wings and limbs. The lindworm (worm meaning snake, see germanic dragon), also spelled lindwyrm or lindwurm, is a mythical creature in Northern, Western and Central European folklore that traditionally has the shape of a giant serpent monster living deep in the forest. It can be seen as a sort of dragon.