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He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon, or as a man with a falcon head. [ 9 ] The earliest recorded form of Horus is the tutelary deity of Nekhen in Upper Egypt , who is the first known national god, specifically related to the ruling pharaoh who in time came to be regarded as a manifestation of ...
The Hungarian language word turul meant one kind of falcon and the origin of the word is currently thought to be most likely Turkic (Clauson 1972: 472. [1]) Róna-Tas et al. 2011:2: 954-56) [ 2 ] ), which is the language of origin of over 10% of words in modern Hungarian lexicon and the exonym "Hungarian" and the word "Hun".
Horus, Monthu, Ra, and Seker – Each of these Egyptian Gods has the head of a falcon or hawk. Inmyeonjo – A human face with bird body creature in ancient Korean mythology. Karura – A divine creature of Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology with the head of a bird and the torso of a human.
According to the eddic poem, Fjölsvinnsmál, Víðópnir or Víðófnir [ˈwiːðˌoːvnez̠] is a rooster that inhabits the crown of the world tree, variously represented as a falcon, sitting between the eyes of the cosmic eagle Hræsvelgr at the top of the tree of life, Mímameiðr (Mimi's Tree), a vast tree taken to be identical with the World Tree, Yggdrasil.
In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot pulled by two cats, is accompanied by the boar Hildisvíni, and possesses a cloak of falcon feathers.
Nekheny – A predynastic Falcon god [86] Nemty – Falcon god, worshiped in Middle Egypt, [120] who appears in myth as a ferryman for greater gods [121] Pataikos – A dwarf protector god [86] Panebtawy – A child god, son of Heru-ur [6] Petbe – God of revenge [22] Peteese – Brother of Pihor who drowned in the Nile, later deified [86]
Gamayun from Russian mythology, a large bird with a woman's head; The Garuda, an eagle-man mount of Vishnu in Hindu mythology who is depicted as a class of bird-like beings in Buddhist mythology. [7] [8] [9] Horus with the head of a falcon. Geryon, a giant defeated by Hercules who, in one account, was described as having wings.