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A longma (lower left corner) on a rubbing from the Wu Liang shrines' reliefs. Longma or "dragon horse" connects with other creatures in Chinese folklore.While longma sometimes applies to the Qilin, [13] the closest relative is the legendary tianma 天馬 "heavenly horse" or the "Chinese Pegasus", which was metaphorically identified with the hanxuema 汗血馬 "blood-sweating horse" or Ferghana ...
The four heroes of Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang on the second from the left, riding on the White Dragon Horse. Painted decotation in the Long Corridor at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. The White Dragon Horse, known as Bai Long Ma (Chinese: 白龍馬; pinyin: Bái Lóng Mǎ; Wade–Giles: Pai² Lung²-ma¹; lit.
"Longma" means dragon-horse, or horse-dragon. Among other accounts, a longma was said to have revealed the Yellow River Map, an early example of a mathematical magic square. Indeed, the presence of a longma was used as a sign of connection with the manifestation of one of the legendary sage-rulers of legend, particularly one of the Three ...
This creature was called "Ma Nin Mangkorn" (Thai: ม้านิลมังกร, "ceylonite dragon horse"), it is depicted as it has diamond fangs, ceylonite scales, and a birthmark on the tongue. It was a mixture of horse, dragon, deer antlers, fish scales, and Phaya Nak tail, with has black sequins all over. Its appearance resembles a qilin.
Chollima – a winged horse too swift to be mounted by any mortal (Chinese) Drapé - (France) Ghostly horse monster who finds and spirits away children wandering at night to an unknown location, never to be seen again. Gytrash- (english) shapeshifting spirit usually taking the form of a horse, mule or other animal. Opposite of a will o the wisp ...
Jiaolong (蛟龍/蛟龙): dragon of floods and sea; Shenlong (神龍/神龙): the rain dragon; Teng (螣): a flying creature, sometimes considered a type of snake or dragon-snake; Tianlong (天龍/天龙): the celestial dragon, sometimes associated with centipede qualities; Yinglong (應龍/应龙): the water dragon, a powerful servant of ...
Just as water destroys, they said, so can some dragons destroy via floods, tidal waves, and storms. They suggested that some of the worst floods were believed to have been the result of a mortal upsetting a dragon. Many pictures of Chinese dragons show a flaming pearl under their chin or in their claws. The pearl is associated with spiritual ...
Hippocampus (or Hippocamp) – A Greek mythological creature that is half-horse half-fish. Hippogriff – A creature with the front quarters of an eagle and hind quarters of a horse. Jengu – A water spirit with the tail of a fish. Ketu – An Asura who has the lower parts of a snake and said to have four arms.