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Winged lion sculpture from the Persian city of Ecbatana, 550-330 BCE. The winged cat – a feline with wings like a bird, bat or other flying creature – is a theme in artwork and legend going back to prehistory, especially mythological depictions of big cats with eagle wings in Eurasia and North Africa.
A winged unicorn or flying unicorn is a mythical ungulate, typically portrayed as a horse, with feathered wings like a pegasus and the horn of a unicorn. [1] It further features in modern popular culture and fiction.
Lamassu from Mesopotamian mythology, a winged tutelary deity with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings. Lei Gong, a Chinese thunder god often depicted as a bird man. [22] The second people of the world in Southern Sierra Miwok mythology. [23] Morpheus, the son of Hypnos and a god of dreams. [24]
The emblems of the winged lions were featured in different countries: The emblem of the Republic of Venice as the heraldic symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist, the patron saint of the Republic. The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze sculpture of a winged lion that is located in the Piazzetta di San Marco, Venice.
The Winged Monkeys started as free creatures living in the jungles of the fictional Land of Oz from the children's fiction novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.They were a rather carefree but mischievous bunch, until their king, as a prank, tossed Quelala, a richly dressed human friend of theirs into a deep river, ruining his velvet costume.
Harpy – A winged being [1] Hippogriff – A creature which is half horse and half griffin [1] Huitzilopochtli; Lamassu; Lightning Bird; Lindworm; Minokawa; Nephele; Nue; Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn; Ong (Washoe folklore) Pegasus – A winged horse [1] Peryton; Phoenix; Raiju; Roc – A gigantic bird similar to the Ziz [1] Sarimanok; Shahbaz
A winged helmet is a helmet decorated with wings, usually one on each side. Ancient depictions of the god Hermes , Mercury and of Roma depict them wearing winged helmets, and in the 19th century the winged helmet became widely used to depict the Celts .
A winged horse, flying horse, or pterippus is a kind of mythical creature, mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird. Winged horses appear in the mythologies of various cultures including, but not limited to, Greek mythology , Chinese Mythology , and Hindu mythology .