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  2. Polycephaly - Wikipedia

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    The demon-king Ravana is depicted and described as having ten heads, although sometimes he is shown with only nine heads because he has sacrificed a head to convince Shiva. Trishira, his son, is depicted with three heads. Animal races in Hindu mythology like Nāgas (serpents) may have multiple heads. The Naga Shesha is depicted with five or ...

  3. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Ganesha, with Elephant's head. Anubis – The jackal-headed Egyptian God. Bastet – The cat-headed Egyptian Goddess. Cynocephalus – A dog-headed creature. Daksha – His head was replaced by a goat's head after a beheading. Ganesha – An elephant-headed God. Hayagriva – A horse-headed avatar. Tumburu - A horse faced Hindu deity.

  4. Uraeus - Wikipedia

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    Before the New Kingdom Period, the body of the Uraeus coiled around in circles behind its raised head on the Blue Crown. The king is most often depicted wearing the Blue Crown in combat and the aftermath of combat scenes. Additionally, the smaller scale king usually wore the Blue Crown when depicted in a protective group of deities. Colossal ...

  5. Cynocephaly - Wikipedia

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    In Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, Jews are depicted with mouse heads, while Americans have dog heads, Germans have cat heads, and the French have frog heads. Doghead is a villain in the comic book Ghost Rider. Dog-headed creatures appear in role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons.

  6. Snakes in Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Yanwei (延维) is a snake deity in Chinese mythology, depicted with a human head and a snake’s body, featuring two heads. Its body is purple, its heads are red, and it measures roughly the length of a cart's yoke. Yanwei is known to abhor thunder, becoming motionless whenever it occurs.

  7. Ekajati - Wikipedia

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    She has one head, one breast, two arms, and a single eye. However, she can also be depicted with more body parts; up to twelve heads and twenty four arms, with different tantric attributes (sword, kukuri, phurba, blue lotus axe, vajra) In another form, her hair is arranged in the same single bun with a turquoise forehead curl.

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  9. Khepresh - Wikipedia

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    It is also known as the blue crown or war crown. New Kingdom pharaohs are often depicted wearing it in battle, but it was also frequently worn in ceremonies. [ 1 ] While it was once called the war crown by many, modern historians refrain from characterizing it thus.