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A martlet in English heraldry is a mythical bird without feet that never roosts from the moment of its drop-birth until its death fall; martlets are proposed to be continuously on the wing. It is a compelling allegory for continuous effort, expressed in heraldic charge depicting a stylised bird similar to a swift or a house martin, without
The lammergeier is a very large bird of prey. It is morphologically similar to depictions of the Huma bird. Although the Huma is a mythical bird, it is attributed to an existing bird of prey, the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus). The species therefore has a sacred connection to mythology, and is revered by many people. [14]
Kurangaituku is a supernatural being in Māori mythology who is part-woman and part-bird. [21] Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok ...
Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws; Gandabherunda – two-headed magical bird; Gamayun – prophetic bird with woman's head; Garuda – known as the primordial bird and the progenitor of all birds; vehicle of Lord Vishnu; Hakawai – bird that was sometimes heard but not usually seen
Mythological birds (8 C, 5 P) A. Avian humanoids (23 C, 65 P) C. Mythological and legendary Chinese birds (20 P) Legendary crows (17 P) D. Bird deities (3 C, 7 P) H ...
Inmyeonjo – A human face with bird body creature in ancient Korean mythology. Karura – A divine creature of Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology with the head of a bird and the torso of a human. Kuk – Kuk's male form has a frog head while his female form has a snake head. Meretseger – The cobra-headed Egyptian Goddess.
Three-toed fossil footprints that date back more than 210 million years were pressed into soft mud by bipedal reptiles with feet like a bird’s, a new analysis of the tracks has revealed.
Mythological birds (8 C, 5 P) N. Birds in Norse mythology (7 P) Pages in category "Birds in mythology" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.