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The reason that cats are seen as yōkai in Japanese mythology is attributed to many of their characteristics: for example, the pupils of their eyes change shape depending on the time of day, their fur can seem to cause sparks when they are petted (due to static electricity), they sometimes lick blood, they can walk without making a sound, their wild nature that remains despite the gentleness ...
Caladrius (Roman) – white bird with healing powers. Chalkydri (Jewish) – heavenly creatures of the Sun. Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird. Cinnamon bird (Greek) – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon. Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death.
Dogoda, Polish spirit of the west wind, associated with love and gentleness. Dzydzilelya, Polish goddess of love and marriage and of sexuality and fertility. Siebog, god of love and marriage. Živa, goddess of love and fertility. Lada, goddess of beauty and fertility. Jarilo, god of fertility and springtime, sometimes regarded as god of lust ...
Cabbit. Cactus cat. Canterbury Panther. Carbuncle (legendary creature) Cat (zodiac) Cat-sìth. Cath Palug. Cha kla.
Cultural depictions of cats. "Cat Watching a Spider" by Ōide Tōkō. The cultural depiction of cats and their relationship to humans is old and stretches back over 9,500 years. Cats are featured in the history of many nations, are the subject of legend, and are a favourite subject of artists and writers.
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Cath Palug (also Cath Paluc, Cath Balug, Cath Balwg, literally 'Palug's Cat') was a monstrous cat in Welsh mythology associated with Arthurian legend. Given birth to in Gwynedd by the pig Henwen of Cornwall, the cat was to haunt the Isle of Anglesey until Kay went to the island to hunt it down. Outside of Wales, the cat's opponent has been ...
Category. : Cat deities. Deities depicted as cats or whose myths and iconography are associated with cats.