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  2. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird; Cinnamon bird – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon; Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death; Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws; Gandabherunda – two-headed magical bird

  3. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Rod of Asclepius, a serpent-entwined rod wielded by Asclepius, a deity associated with healing and medicine. ( Greek mythology ) Ruyi Jingu Bang , the staff of Sun Wukong , which could alter its size from a tiny needle to a mighty pillar.

  4. Rod (optical phenomenon) - Wikipedia

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    In cryptozoology and ufology, "rods" (also known as "skyfish", "air rods", or "solar entities") are elongated visual artifacts appearing in photographic images and video recordings. Most optical analyses to date have concluded that the images are insects moving across the frame as the photo is being captured, although cryptozoologists and ...

  5. List of aquatic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    The bishop-fish, a piscine humanoid reported in Poland in the 16th century. Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. [1] " Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet."

  6. Rod of Asclepius - Wikipedia

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    The emergency medical services' Star of Life features a rod of Asclepius In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius (⚕; / æ s ˈ k l iː p i ə s /, Ancient Greek: Ῥάβδος τοῦ Ἀσκληπιοῦ, Rhábdos toû Asklēpioû, sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius and as the asklepian, [1] is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius ...

  7. Marlin - Wikipedia

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    The marlins are Istiophoriform fish, most closely related to the swordfish (which itself is the sole member of the family Xiphiidae).The carangiformes are believed to be the second-closest clade to marlins.

  8. List of fictional rodents - Wikipedia

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    A print showing cats and mice from a 1501 German edition of Aesop's Fables. This list of fictional rodents is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and covers all rodents, including beavers, mice, chipmunks, gophers, guinea pigs, hamsters, marmots, prairie dogs, porcupines and squirrels, as well as extinct or prehistoric species.

  9. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    In Abrahamic mythology and Zoroastrianism mythology, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as messengers between God and humans. Bat – An Egyptian goddess with the horns and ears of a cow. Cernunnos – An ancient Gaulish/Celtic God with the antlers of a deer. Fairy – A humanoid with insect-like wings.