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  2. Simurgh - Wikipedia

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    The Persian word sīmurğ derives from Middle Persian sēnmurw [6] [7] and earlier sēnmuruγ, also attested in Pazend texts as sīna-mrū.The Middle Persian word comes from Avestan mərəγō Saēnō "the bird Saēna", originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit śyenaḥ (श्येनः) raptor, eagle and bird of ...

  3. List of Philippine mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    Manananggal: derived from the word, tanggal, which means "to separate" because of their ability to separate from their lower body part [65] Manaul: a sacred bird; Minokawa – a gigantic dragon-like bird. It has a beak and claws of steel. His eyes are mirrors, and each feather is a sharp sword.

  4. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Chol – regenerative bird; Firebird – legendary bird with glowing eyes and feathers, brings misfortune if captured. Fenghuang – a phoenix who reigns over all other birds; Huma bird – a bird that flies too high to be seen and never lands; Konrul and Toghrul ; Vermilion Bird

  5. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Birds in Chinese mythology - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes the Chinese terms for mythological or legendary birds include a generic term for "bird" appended to the pronounced name for "bird"; an example would be the Zhenniao, which is also known just as Zhen: the combination of Zhen plus niao means "Zhen bird"; thus, "Zhenniao" is the same as "Zhen bird", or just "Zhen".

  7. World tree - Wikipedia

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    A world tree is a common motif in Persian mythology, the legendary bird Simurgh (alternatively, Saēna bird; Sēnmurw and Senmurv) perches atop a tree in the center of the sea Vourukasa. This tree is described as having all-healing properties and many seeds. [66] In another account, the tree is the very same tree of the White Hōm (Haōma). [67]

  8. Tigmamanukan - Wikipedia

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    The root word of the word tigmamanukan is "manók" (descended from Proto-Austronesian *manuk) which in modern Filipino is exclusively used for the chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). Before Christianisation , as documented by Spanish accounts early into the colonisation, the word tigmamanukan was attributed widely for "any bird, lizard or snake ...

  9. Fenghuang - Wikipedia

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    Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.