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Marchosias appears as a fire-spitting chimeric wolf with the wings of a griffon and the tail of a serpent.. In demonology, Marchosias is a great and mighty Marquis of Hell, commanding thirty legions of demons.
In one artifact from Heliopolis, he appears as an eight headed snake. [2] These detailed descriptions of his appearance were common for guardians of the underworld, and were done so Nehekbau could be recognised by the deceased. [11] Occasionally, Nehebkau is represented with the features of other snake demons: such as multiple heads and wings. [11]
Dragon – a reptilian monster sharing similar hybrid, flying and fire-breathing traits; Garuda – a mythical creature and Demigod from Indian sub-continent; Griffin, a.k.a. griffon or gryphon – a lion/eagle hybrid; Hybrid creatures in mythology; Kotobuki – a Japanese Chimera with the parts of the animals on the Chinese Zodiac
The Gorgons of Greek myth were snake-women (a common hybrid) whose gaze would turn flesh into stone, the most famous of them being Medusa. [18] Nagas, "the demon cobra" [19] and naginis were human-headed snakes whose kings and queens who lived in jewel-encrusted underground or underwater paradises and who were perpetually at war with Garuda the ...
The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find the exact date on which each Snake Year actually begins. Snake years include: 1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, and 2025.
Arae: female demons of curses, called forth from the underworld. Basilisk: a snake that kills anyone who lays eyes on it. Catoblepas: a buffalo-like creature with shaggy fur, large horns, and a heavy head whose toxic breath or ugly looks could kill. Centaur and Centauride: creatures with a head and the torso of a human, and the body of a horse.
A bird-headed, crustacean-armed, snake-bodied spirit that cuts fishing nets and mosquito netting. Amorōnagu A tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, who is said to bathe in pools and waterfalls in ravines. Anmo A ritual-disciplinary demon from Iwate Prefecture whose purpose is to scare naughty children into behaving ...
According to folk belief, a snake after living a certain number of years will metamorphosize into a bolla and eventually become the monstrous kulshedra. [20] [17] The belief that an ancient snake becomes a dragon is not unique to Albanian culture, and similar beliefs can be found for example in Hungary and Romania, as pointed out by Robert Elsie.