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A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806). The phoenix is a legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology.
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.
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 ; Paskunji (Georgian/ Caucasus) phoenix like underworld dwelling bird. Kills the snakes on the path to the ...
Ivan Bilibin's illustration to a Russian fairy tale about the Firebird, 1899. In Slavic mythology and folklore, the Firebird (Russian: жар-пти́ца, romanized: zhar-ptitsa; Ukrainian: жар-пти́ця, zhar-ptytsia; Serbo-Croatian: žar-ptica, жар-птица; Bulgarian: Жар-птица, romanized: Zhar-ptitsa; Macedonian: Жар-птица, romanized: Žar-ptica; Polish: Żar ...
Phoenix depicted at the Longshan temple, Taiwan. The Four Holy Beasts differs from Four Symbols in that Qilin replaces the White Tiger.The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon (青龍) in the East, White Tiger (白虎) in the West, Vermilion Bird (朱雀) in the South, and the Black Tortoise (玄武) in the North.
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".
3 Meaning. 4 See also. ... 102 is a mythological bird in East Asian mythology. ... 255 It is also sometimes inappropriately translated as roc and phoenix. [1]: ...
The Ath Kadha Lihini [4] (Warana) of Sri Lankan mythology, a large bird who hunted elephants and soared above casting a shadow as big as a cloud. Embekka Temple has wood carvings [5] depicting how it might have looked. Ath-kanda Lihiniya illustration by Prasanna Weerakkody, Colombo 2019 The merchants break the roc's egg, Le Magasin pitoresque ...