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The thunderbird is a legendary creature particular to North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength. It is especially important and frequently depicted in the art, songs, and oral histories of many Pacific Northwest Coast cultures, but is also found in various forms among ...
Lightning bird. The lightning bird or impundulu or thekwane (or izulu, [1] inyoni yezulu [2]) is a creature in the folklore of the Zulu tribe. [1] [2] [3] The impundulu (which translates as "lightning bird") takes the form of a black and white bird, the size of a person, which is said to summon thunder and lightning with its wings and talons.
Region. Illinois. The Piasa ( / ˈpaɪ.əsɔː / PY-ə-saw) or Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River. Its original location was at the end of a chain of limestone bluffs in Madison County, Illinois, at present-day Alton, Illinois.
Mythological and legendary Japanese birds (1 C, 11 P) P. Phoenix birds (1 C, 16 P) R. ... Thunderbird (mythology) Tigmamanukan; Trochilus (crocodile bird ...
Haietlik. The haietlik ( Nuuchahnulth: ḥiʔiiƛ̓iik; "lightning serpent") is a lightning spirit and legendary creature in the mythology of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people of the Canadian Pacific Northwest Coast. According to legend, the haietlik is both an ally and a weapon of the thunderbirds, employed by them in the hunting of whales.
The roc is an enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East . The roc appears in Arab geographies and natural history, popularized in Arabian fairy tales and sailors' folklore. Ibn Battuta tells of a mountain hovering in the air over the China Seas, which was the roc. [1] The story collection One Thousand and One ...
The Horned Serpent design is a common theme on pottery from Casas Grandes (Paquimé) A Horned Serpent in a Barrier Canyon Style pictograph, Western San Rafael Swell region of Utah. The Horned Serpent appears in the mythologies of many cultures including Native American peoples, [1] European, and Near Eastern mythology.
The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion ...