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Avian humanoids (people with the characteristics of birds) are a common motif in folklore and popular fiction, mainly found in Greek, Roman, Meitei, Hindu, Persian mythology, etc.
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.
This is a list of flying mythological creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures.
Huginn and Muninn. In Norse mythology, Huginn ( Old Norse: "thought" [1]) and Muninn (Old Norse "memory" [2] or "mind" [3]) are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring information to the god Odin. Huginn and Muninn are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources: the Prose ...
They may have been influenced by the ba-bird of Egyptian religion. In early Greek art, the sirens were generally represented as large birds with women's heads, bird feathers and scaly feet. Later depictions shifted to show sirens with human upper bodies and bird legs, with or without wings.
The following is a list of Akuma ( demons), Yūrei ( ghosts ), Yōkai (spirits), Kami and other legendary creatures that are notable in Japanese folklore and mythology .
This is a list of angels in religion, theology, astrology and magic, including both specific angels (e.g., Gabriel) and types of angels (e.g., seraphim ).
Many references to ravens exist in world lore and literature. Most depictions allude to the appearance and behavior of the wide-ranging common raven ( Corvus corax ). Because of its black plumage, croaking call, and diet of carrion, the raven is often associated with loss and ill omen. Yet, its symbolism is complex. As a talking bird, the raven also represents prophecy and insight. Ravens in ...