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The peryton is a mythological hybrid animal combining the physical features of a stag and a bird. The peryton was invented by Jorge Luis Borges in his 1957 Book of Imaginary Beings , using the fictional device of a supposedly long-lost medieval manuscript.
Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal
This is a list of flying mythological creatures.This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures. Adzehate creatures; Angel; Arkan Sonney; Basilisk; Boobrie; Cockatrice
Peryton (Allegedly Medieval folklore) – Deer-bird hybrid; Pesanta – Nightmare demon in the form of a cat or dog; Peuchen (Chilota and Mapuche) – Vampiric, flying, shapeshifting serpent; Phi Tai Hong – Ghost of a person who has died suddenly of a violent or cruel death; Phoenix – Regenerative bird reborn from its own ashes
In Abrahamic mythology and Zoroastrianism mythology, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as messengers between God and humans. Bat – An Egyptian goddess with the horns and ears of a cow. Cernunnos – An ancient Gaulish/Celtic God with the antlers of a deer. Fairy – A humanoid with insect-like wings.
The peryton is a mythical creature with features of a stag and a bird. Peryton may also refer to: Peryton (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in Dungeons & Dragons;
Though Borges conducted research for the book, he also fabricated sources and invented details (and in the case of the peryton, a whole creature). As translator Andrew Hurley writes, "The nature of Borges’ erudition, creativity, and sense of fun is such that it has been simply impossible to ferret out all the originals, where originals in ...
Image of Furfur from Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal.. In demonology, Furfur (other spelling: Furtur, Ferthur) is a powerful Great Earl of Hell, being the ruler of twenty-six legions of demons.