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Kalavinka – a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso and long flowing tail; Karura – divine creature with human torso and birdlike head; Kinnara – Half-bird musicians; Lamassu (Mesopotamian) – goddess with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings
In 1889, a couple arriving in Oklahoma learn about local legends of a "snake god" called Yig. According to the legends, Yig takes vengeance on anyone who kills a serpent, either by killing them or turning them into a half-snake monster.
Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the dragon Níðhöggr, the squirrel Ratatoskr, the hawk Veðrfölnir, and the stags Dáinn, Dvalinn, Duneyrr and Duraþrór. Scholars generally consider Hoddmímis holt , Mímameiðr , and Læraðr to be other names for the tree.
A player for English second-division team Burnley says he received “disgusting” racial abuse from an opponent during a league game on Saturday. Tunisia international Hannibal Mejbri was ...
Shops and businesses across the U.S. are closed for a day to show support for communities impacted by Trump's immigration policies.
In the Skáldskaparmál section of the Prose Edda Snorri specifies Níðhǫggr as a serpent in a list of names of such creatures: These are names for serpents: dragon, Fafnir , Jormungand , adder, Nidhogg, snake, viper, Goinn, Moinn, Grafvitnir, Grabak, Ofnir, Svafnir, masked one.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Ca.) made a dick joke about Elon Musk during a House hearing on the Department of Government Efficiency, on Wednesday — and later had to defend the insult to a CNN anchor ...
The story of Yggdra Union starts with the Princess of Fantasinia, Yggdra, fleeing her besieged home with the family heirloom, the Holy Sword Gran Centurio. Throughout the story, the idea that justice lies with the Holy Sword [1] is used to drive Yggdra and her army forward through their plight, as well as to provide explanation to them for the acts they commit.