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Pages in category "Thai legendary creatures" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Apsonsi; G.
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .
One of his names means "the one who knits or binds the clouds" since myth has it that these elephants are capable of producing clouds. The connection of elephants with water and rain is emphasized in the mythology of Indra, who rides the elephant Airavata when he defeats Vritra. It is believed that the elephant guards one of the points of ...
Pages in category "Snakes of Thailand" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Banded flying snake;
The Hindu serpent king Vasuki appears in the Indian Puranas creation myth Samudra Manthana (churning of the ocean of milk), depicted above at Bangkok airport, Thailand. Snakes are a common occurrence in myths for a multitude of cultures. The Hopi people of North America viewed snakes as symbols of healing, transformation, and fertility.
Her other name is Śaivī and she is the disciple of Śiva. She is named Vaiṣṇavī as she is greatly devoted to Viṣṇu. She saved the Nāgas in the Snake Sacrifice performed by Pariksit, she is named Nageśvarī and Nāga Bhaginī and She is capable to destroy the effects of poison. She is called Viṣahari.
The dragon-like snake in the sky is again the dragon lung, again of the Thai cultures. Otherwise the "ascending snake" (t'eng-she) may mean a constellation of stars near the Milky Way [Xingjing]. According to Ko Hung [Baopuzi] it makes lightning, and this again equates it with the dragon lung. Legends about flying snakes, serpents, and dragons ...
Common name Synonyms Thai name Geographical range; Ramphotyphlops lineatus: Typhlopidae: Striped blind snake: Lined blind snake: Extreme south Indotyphlops albiceps: Typhlopidae: White-headed blind snake: งูดินหัวขาว: Widespread Indotyphlops braminus: Typhlopidae: Common blind snake: Brahminy blind snake