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One of the oldest examples of a blue bird in myth (found on oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang dynasty, 1766–1122 BC) is from pre-modern China, where a blue or green bird was the messenger bird of Xi Wangmu (the 'Queen Mother of the West'), who began life as a fearsome goddess and immortal.
The Myth of the Phoenix According to Classical and Early Christian Traditions. Translated by Seeger, I. Brill. Wolterman, Carles (1991–1992). "On the Names of Birds and Hieroglyphic Sign-List G 22, G 35 and H 3". Jaarbericht van het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap Ex Oriente Lux. 32.
Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in Māori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok ...
Nemty – Falcon god, worshiped in Middle Egypt, [120] who appears in myth as a ferryman for greater gods [121] Pataikos – A dwarf protector god [86] Panebtawy – A child god, son of Heru-ur [6] Petbe – God of revenge [22] Peteese – Brother of Pihor who drowned in the Nile, later deified [86] Pihor – Brother of Peteese who drowned in ...
The Qingniao (traditional Chinese: 青鳥; simplified Chinese: 青鸟; pinyin: qīngniǎo; lit. 'Blue (or Green) Bird (or birds)') were blue or green birds which appear in Chinese mythology, popular stories, poetry, and religion (the Chinese are somewhat ambiguous in regard to English color vocabulary, and the word qing may and has been translated as "blue" or "green", or even "black").
Bare-fronted Hoodwink – bird with the ability to be "almost seen" Caladrius – white bird with healing powers; Chalkydri – heavenly creatures of the Sun; Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird; Cinnamon bird – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon
Byangoma (feminine Byangomi) are legendary birds of Bengali mythology, appearing most notably in the fairytales of Thakurmar Jhuli, where they are portrayed as wise, fortune-telling birds that help the deserving. Gandabherunda (also known as the Bherunda) is a two-headed mythological bird of Hindu beliefs thought to possess magical strength.
The root of the word tigmamanukan is manók (from Proto-Austronesian *manuk), which in modern Filipino is exclusively used for the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). Before Christianisation, as documented by Spanish accounts early in the colonial period, the word tigmamanukan was widely used for “any bird, lizard or snake that crossed one's path as an omen”. [1]