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Sirin lubok print, 18th century. Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River. [1] [2]
Gamayun is a prophetic bird of Russian folklore. [1] It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and lives on an island in the mythical east, close to paradise . [ citation needed ] She is said to spread divine messages and prophecies, as she knows everything of all creation, gods, heroes, and man.
Bird goddess – Vinca figures of a woman with a bird head. Cuca - A creature from Brazilian folklore and female counterpart of the Coco that is depicted as a witch with the head of an alligator. It will catch and eat children that disobey their parents. Gamayun – A Russian creature portrayed with the head of a woman and the body of a bird.
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 ...
A medieval depiction of a harpy as a bird-woman. The most celebrated story in which the harpies play a part is that of King Phineus of Thrace, who was given the gift of prophecy by Zeus. Angry that Phineus gave away the god's secret plan, Zeus punished him by blinding him and putting him on an island with a buffet of food which he could never ...
Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians is the work for which Waheenee is best known. Originally titled Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation, the book is a compilation of information from Buffalo Bird Woman about Hidatsa harvesting practices. The interviews which make up the majority of the ...
Kurangaituku is a part-woman part-bird supernatural being in Māori mythology as told by the iwi (tribes) of Te Arawa and Raukawa. Her name is sometimes spelled Kurungaituku . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is sometimes described as an ogress or a witch , although some versions of the legend are sympathetic to her and present her as a nurturing ...
The legend states that the Mayura was created from the feathers of Garuda, another divine birds of Hindu culture. Garuda is believed to be a vahana (conveyance) of Vishnu, one of the Trimurti. In images of the mayura as a mythical bird, it is depicted as killing a snake, which according to a number of Hindu scriptures, is a symbol of cycle of time.