Harpy – A half-bird, half-woman creature of Greek mythology, portrayed sometimes as a woman with bird wings and legs.
In ancient Greek mythology, a Siren is a hybrid creature with the body of a bird and the head of a human. Sirens are traditionally understood to be female, but similar figures with beards can be labeled either as Sirens or as daemons.
Siren, in Greek mythology, a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song.
Chimera refers in popular language to mythical creatures and monsters, and in Greek mythology chimeras were fire-breathing creatures composed of the parts of multiple animals. In scientific practice, there is no universal definition of a chimera.
Each cell of a chimera contains genes from only one of the organisms from which it is made'. In contrast, hybrids are defined as 'animals formed by the fertilization of an egg of one species by the sperm of a different species' (Academy of Medical Sciences, 2011). The latter are the 'true hybrids'.
Gandharvas. Gandharvas are the creatures who have a human head and body of a winged horse, which is discussed in many Puranas. They are considered as divine singers who are great musicians of heavens.
The Griffin is a mythical creature known as a half-eagle, half-lion in various cultures. In legends and folklore, the beast guards the gold of the kings, as well as other priceless possessions.
Avian humanoids (people with the characteristics of birds) are a common motif in folklore and popular fiction, mainly found in Greek, Roman, Meitei, Hindu, Persian mythology, etc.
(Learn how and when to remove this template message) Inmyeonjo (Hangul : 인면조, Hanja : 人面鳥, literally Human face bird) is a mythological creature from Korea that appears as a bird with a human face. Most of them are women, and some are male.
Hybrids are rare-yet-possible in practically all major avian categories, though a few groups are known for mixing it up more than average. Among ducks and among hummingbirds, for example, blends of species turn up surprisingly often.
Garuda, in Hindu mythology, the bird (a kite or an eagle) and the vahana (mount) of the god Vishnu. In the Rigveda the sun is compared to a bird in its flight across the sky, and an eagle carries the ambrosial soma plant from heaven to earth.
In fact, Zeus himself is said to have transformed himself into an eagle on occasion. From these divine associations, the eagle came to be used as an emblem of several rulers, from the Achaemenids to Alexander the Great and the Diadochi, and finally of the Roman emperors.
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, gryps; Classical Latin: grȳps or grȳpus; Late and Medieval Latin: gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet.
A Dracotaur is a creature that is half-human and half-dragon. It's related to other creatures with a “-taur” suffix, such as a minotaur. A minotaur is a mythological being from Greek lore that is part of the bull family.
The Centaurides (Ancient Greek: Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses are female centaurs. First encountered in Greek mythology as members of the tribe of the Centauroi, the Centaurides are only occasionally mentioned in written sources, but appear frequently in Greek art and Roman mosaics.
faun, in Roman mythology, a creature that is part human and part goat, akin to a Greek satyr.
Artemis, in Greek religion, the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation and of chastity and childbirth; she was identified by the Romans with Diana. Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo.
It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head. It was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of monsters like Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. The Chimera on a red-figure Apulian plate, c.
What traits are possible signs of chimerism? People with chimerism rarely show visible signs of their condition. Only some may have physical signs such as two different colored eyes, two different skin tones, patches of different colored or textured hair, or a disorder of sexual development.
Also, breeding of animals containing human cells is prohibited in which such cells contribute to the development of reproductive cells such as sperm or eggs. Chimeric research not only raises ethical and moral issues but also raises concerns for the treatment and welfare of animals.
Years later, the Greek hero Heracles, with Zeus' permission, killed the eagle and freed Prometheus from this torment (521–529).
His sacred animal was the EAGLE. The giant, golden eagle served as Zeus' PERSONAL MESSENGER and ANIMAL COMPANION.