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This is a list of flying mythological creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures. Adzehate creatures ... Sirens - bird women in Greek ...
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 ...
Pegasus (Ancient Greek: Πήγασος, romanized: Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion.He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa.
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, Ancient Greek: ἅρπυια, romanized: hárpyia, [1] [2] pronounced; Latin: harpȳia [3]) is a half-human and half-bird, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. [4] They feature in Homeric poems. [5]
Pegasus – a winged stallion in Greek mythology; Pixiu or Pi Yao – Chinese mythical creature; Snallygaster – a mythical creature with metal beak, reptilian body, bird-like wings and octopus tentacles; Sphinx – a mythical creature with a woman's head and breasts, lion's body and eagle's wings; Simurgh – an Iranian mythical flying creature
In the 2003 real-time strategy game Age of Mythology: The Titans, the birds are available as flying units for the Atlantean culture. [ 16 ] Stymphalian birds appear in several of Rick Riordan 's Camp Half-Blood Chronicles books, particularly The Sea of Monsters where they are defeated by archers after being distracted by a boombox playing Dean ...
On the beautiful ridges of that mountain flying-lion are inhibiting and they will be winching sharks, fish and elephant seals to their lairs. - from The Ramayana IIT translation. Lamassu or shedu in Mesopotamian mythology was depicted as a winged lion. It was often also depicted with a bull's body instead of a lion's body.