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Bronze mirror with cosmological decoration from the Belitung shipwreck, including Bagua and the Four Auspicious Beasts. These mythological creatures have also been syncretized into the Five Phases system (Wuxing). The Azure Dragon of the East represents Wood, the Vermilion Bird of the South represents Fire, the White Tiger of the West ...
Beast of the First Kingdom – A beast like a lion with eagle's wings seen in the Book of Revelations. Brunswick Lion – Loyal companion of Henry the Lion after the two slew a dragon together. Chimera – Chinese guardian lions – Statues depicted in pairs believed to be protectors Komainu ; Shisa
In Hinduism, the Khanda is a symbol of Shiva. Khanda often appears in Rajput history but later on, it was used by Sikh warriors, scriptures, and art. Nandaka (also Nandaki), the sword of the Hindu god Vishnu. Nistrimsha, the sword of Pradyumna, a son of Krishna. Pattayudha, the divine sword of the Veerabhadra, a commander of Shiva's troops.
Urbosa (Japanese: ウルボザ, Hepburn: Uruboza) is a fictional character from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. She first appeared as one of the major characters in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, where she is the leader of the Gerudo and one of the four Champions who helped Princess Zelda and Link protect Hyrule from Calamity Ganon, losing her life in the process.
The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
His divine beast was the mušḫuššu, a serpentine dragon-like mythical creature, which was later also associated with Tishpak, Marduk (and by extension Nabu) and after Sennacherib's destruction of Babylon also with Ashur. [202] Ninlil: Nippur, Assur, [203] Kish, Ḫursaĝkalama [204] Ninlil was the wife of Enlil, the ruler of the gods. [108]
Shuhu beast, a wild beast with a horse's body and bird's wings, a human's face and a snake's tail. It likes to hug and lift people up. [7] Sky Fox (mythology), a golden Hulijing that has reached 1000 years of age. Sun Wukong, a fire monkey with a golden rod also the Monkey King.