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The Merlion (/ ˈ m ɜːr ˌ l aɪ ə n /) is the official mascot of Singapore.It is depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish.Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its people in sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism and as a national personification.
Through his ability to change his shape, he may appear as a "wild man" figure, evoking his prototype Myrddin Wyllt, [64] as a civilized man of any age (including as a very young child), or even as a talking animal. [65] His guises can be highly deformed and animalistic even when Merlin is presenting as a human or humanoid being.
In the modern era, the lion or Merlion became the icon of Singapore due to the island's name. The Merlion also figures heavily in the official symbols of the Philippines as it was once an overseas possession of Spain; it appears on the coat-of-arms of Manila, as well as the emblems of the president, vice-president, and its navy. [citation needed]
Kinnara – Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology. Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half tortoise. Ichthyocentaurs – Creatures that have the torsos of a man or woman, the front legs of a horse, and the tails of a fish. Scorpion man – Half-man half-scorpion. Serpopard – A creature that is part-snake and part-African leopard.
Merlion Park [a] is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District (CBD). The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore. Two Merlion statues are located at ...
Salawa – the "Typhonian Animal," a slender, vaguely canine-animal that is the totemic animal of Set; Sigbin – is a creature in Philippine mythology (Philippines) Sky Fox (mythology), a celestial nine-tailed Fox Spirit that is 1,000 years old and has golden fur (Chinese) Shug Monkey – dog/monkey creature found in Cambridgeshire (Britain)
Philippine Legion of Honor. The sea-lion is prominent in the heraldic tradition of the Philippines, where it denotes state power and authority.It features on the coats of arms of the capital, the primatial see, the seal of the navy, the presidential seal, the seals of the Department of Finance, the Department of Education and other various government offices.
There were different mythological adaptions for the winged lion: On the beautiful ridges of that mountain flying-lion are inhibiting and they will be winching sharks, fish and elephant seals to their lairs. - from The Ramayana IIT translation. Lamassu or shedu in Mesopotamian mythology was depicted as a winged lion. It was often also depicted ...