Legendary birds Legendary birds In Russian legends Alkonost is the bird of paradise, a miraculous bird with a woman's face. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alkonost"
Chamrosh is a bird in Persian mythology said to live on the summit of Mount Alburz. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chamrosh"
Fenghuang ( Chinese: 鳳凰; pinyin: fènghuáng; Japanese: hōō; Korean: 봉황 bonghwang; Vietnamese: Phượng Hoàng) are a species of mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds. The males are called feng and the females huang. In modern times, however, such a distinction of gender is often no longer made and the feng and huang are blurred into a single feminine entity so that the bird can be paired with the Chinese dragon, which has male connotations. The fenghuang is also called the August Rooster (鶤雞 hùnjī). In the West, it is commonly referred to as the Chinese phoenix. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fenghuang"
Garuda ( Sanskrit: गरुड Garuḍa), the eagle, is a lesser Hindu divinity, the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak and wings but a man's body. He wears a crown on his head like his master, Vishnu. He is ancient and huge, and can block out the sun. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garuda"
(Harpy) In Greek mythology, the Harpies (snatchers) were beautiful winged women best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas before he could eat any of it, enforcing a punishment declared by Zeus. This led them into conflict with the Argonauts. In later traditions they were transformed into winged hags with sharp bird- talons, which is how they are popularly known. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harpy"
Homa (in Persian هما) is a famous Iranian mythological creatures and symbol in Persian art. The symbol has ancient history which dates back to Achaemenid Persians. Symbols of Homa was used in Ancient Achaemenids masterpiece Perspolis on the top of the palace's columns which resemble to Griffins. Its most notabale contemporary appearance is the symbol by Iran's national Airline Iran Air which is the animated form of the orginal Persepolis statues. ...more on Wikipedia about "Homa (mythology)"
Huginn and Muninn, sometimes Anglicized Hugin and Munin, are a pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin. Hugin and Munin travel the world bearing news and information to Odin. Hugin is " thought" and Munin is " memory". They are sent out at dawn to gather information and return in the evening. They perch on the god's shoulders and whisper the news into his ears. It is from these ravens that the kenning 'raven-god' for Odin is derived. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hugin and Munin"
Kun (鯤 kun1) and Peng (鵬) ...more on Wikipedia about "Kun"
The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool, England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liver bird"
In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird. ...more on Wikipedia about "Phoenix (bird)"
Raven, the spirit of the raven bird, is a trickster god in the mythology of various native peoples of northwest North America, including the Haida, Kwakiutl and Tsimshian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raven (mythology)"
A roc or rukh (from Persian رخ rokh) is a mythical white bird of enormous size and strength that is reputed to have been able to lift and eat elephants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roc"
(Sarimanok) An Islamic Legend says that The Prophet found a cock in the first of the seven heavens. The cock was so large that its crest touched the second heaven. Its crow roused every living creature -- except man. Judgement day would come when this celestial rooster ceased to crow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sarimanok"
Simurgh (in Persian سيمرغ ) or Sênmurw in Middle-Persian (Pahlavi) also known as Sîna-Mrû (Pâzand), is a fabulous, mythical bird in Persian mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Simurgh"
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Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sirin"
The strix or striga (pl. striges; occasionally corrupted to stirge) was an Ancient Roman legendary creature, usually described as a nocturnal bird of ill omen that fed on human flesh and blood, like a vampire. Unlike later vampires, it was not a revenant — a risen corpse — but the product of metamorphosis. The name is Greek in origin and means " owl", with which bird it is usually identified (the name of the genus Strix follows this meaning). ...more on Wikipedia about "Strix (mythology)"
In Greek mythology, the Stymphalian Birds were birds with claws of brass and sharp metallic feathers they could launch at their victims, and also they were Ares' pets. As if that wasn't enough, their dung was highly toxic. They had migrated to Lake Stymphalus in Arcadia to escape a pack of wolves, and bred quickly and took over the countryside, destroying local crops and fruit trees. Ridding the land of these birds was one of Heracles' Twelve Labors, and some sources claim the Stymphalian birds were the same avians that attacked the Argonauts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stymphalian birds"
In East Asian mythologies, a three-legged bird inhabits and represents the sun. It is the bird of the sun goddess Amaterasu. In Japan it is a raven called Yatagarasu (八咫烏) and is used as the emblem of the Japan Football Association. ...more on Wikipedia about "Three-legged bird"
The Thunderbird is a mythical creature common to Native American religion. Its name comes from that supposition that the beating of its enormous wings causes thunder and stirs the wind. The Lakota name for the Thunderbird is "Wakinyan", a word formed from "kinyan", meaning "winged", and "wakan", "sacred". The Kwakiutl called him "Hohoq," and the Nootka called him "Kw-Uhnx-Wa." It is described as being two canoe-lengths from wingtip to wingtip, and it creates storms as it flies- clouds are pulled together by its wingbeats, the sound of thunder is its wings clapping, sheet lightning is the light flashing from its eyes when it blinks, and individual lightning bolts are glowing snakes that it carries with it. In masks, it is depicted as many-colored, with two curling horns, and sometimes with teeth within its beak. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thunderbird (mythology)"
The ziz is a giant bird in mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan; perhaps somewhat similar to a roc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ziz"
In Akkadian mythology, Zu (called Anzu in Persia and Sumer) was a lesser god, the son of the bird goddess Siris. Both Zu and Siris are seen as massive birds who can breathe fire and water, although Zu is alternately seen as a lion-headed eagle (compare with the griffin). ...more on Wikipedia about "Zu (god)"
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