Halloween is coming, all kinds of terrorist side always had supernatural vampire witch birds. The earliest birds appeared in the thousands of years ago, humans have been very curious about the birds, why they can fly, but also the seasonal disappearance. The following is the inventory of parts of the myth in Shenniao century.
1, Dai Shengniao (Hoopoe), (Hoopoe) name is very strange. Not only does it exist in real life, but it is also a kind of contradictory material. In the mythology of Arabia Hoopoe symbolizes the beautiful, has a healing and divination magic. Legend is the bird he saved in Solomon king in the desert when in trouble, a group of Hoopoe wings block it sinister sun. Focus on animal fable Eldredge Pliny and Isidore of Seville, the Hoopoe is one of only a few will feedback to those old counterparts in the prime of biological. However, the stories about them are not always so fascinating. Isidore said people often see them hovering over the cemetery. Eastern European mythology of God in the creation of the Hoopoe made all the birds usually eat food out for it, but it was rejected. So God punish it only ever eat other angry animal feces.
2, cinnamon bird (Cinamologus), "cinnamalogus" is probably the source of natural products in the interpretation of the most peculiar kind of. As early as the fifth Century BC, cinnamon was a great amount of spice. According to the ancient Greek writer Elder Pliny and the historian (Ciro Dodd), cinnamon is very precious. In Elder Pliny's "natural history", this bird only cinnamon tree branches to nest. The nest was built in a very tall tree top, very fragile, so only a way to get down is a cinnamon shot thrown to the bird's nest, so that some of the branches fall. The same story was written by Isidore in Seville in the year seventh Century. Ciro Dodd's version of the fifth Century ad was somewhat different from the two edition. According to the historian, the bird built its nest on the cliff wall and consolidated it with mud. The people who collect cinnamon cut the cattle and other large animals under the cliff and induce the cinnamon birds to move them back into the nest. When the bird's nest is overwhelmed, they can collect cinnamon and sell it at a high price.
3, Liedeke (Liderc), the origin of the Hungarian myth of Liedeke, they look like a chicken without hair. There are many kinds of reddic world, which is known as a mit-make. They are closely related to witches, and are said to be found only in the witch's house and under their arms. Liedeke often plays the role of a witch friend. They are all the time to complete the tasks assigned by the witch, never tired, but once you have a free hand will kill the witch. It is said that only one can avoid such accidents happen the way is to give it an impossible task, such as a basket full of holes filled with water. Another reddic seems inspired by Banshee and the nightmare of the story, because they prey on the pain of widows and wailed as they are. Their constant harassment every night makes the bodies of those who are prey to become weaker. In order to get rid of Liedeke's entanglement and prevent it from coming back, people stole their shoes.
4, Lin Xiao (strige), wood owl is originated in ancient Greek mythology biological. Later, it not only became a part of the myth of Rome, but also in the Middle Ages in Europe was written religious myth. About the earliest wood owl is the story of people punished by eating into beasts of the two brothers. One of them was a wood owl. It was forced to live in the upside down world can not eat or drink. When night comes when people hear it desperately. What is the biological wood owl is still questionable. In Latin, "Strix" was interpreted as a barn owl. In some places it is more of a connection to the wizard and the vampire. According to records, it is in the daytime hunting, the evening turned to the wizard child strangled and drink all their blood. More like a vampire, a garlic amulet in child's neck can successfully put them away. According to the "natural history" Pliny records, Lin owl is a real creature, but it is undeniable that Pliny himself does not understand them.
5, Sitingfalusi Lake Griffin, Sitingfalusi Lake strange bird is a bird of prey in the ancient Greek mythology, the bird control of Acadia's Sitingfalusi lake with a horrible means, finally killed by the hero Heracles vigorously servant. When the man arrived at the habitat of these birds lake, he found that if he did not sink into the swamp in close to the birds. Athena to gave him a rattle drum, put all the birds in flight, a part he had murdered, and those survivors away and find a small island and settled down. Where they renamed Ornithes Areioi, eventually being in search of the Golden Fleece Jason found, then there are a large number of birds killed by ancient Greek seaman. This bird was first described as a forever hungry bird of prey. They attack and devour humans. According to legend, the birds for the support of the Ares. They can be used as powerful wings like an arrow lit feather. Later legends about Sitingfalusi Lake Monster bird has a variety of different versions. There is a saying that this bird is in fact Artemis (the goddess of the moon and the temple of the guardian beast hunt). Another version of the J Tinfalus lake is a strange bird is the daughter of the people of J Tinfalus. The Hercules to kill them because he felt they were not enthusiastic with respect to welcome his visit.
6, Bird (Orphan), in Pierre de Beauvais in the middle ages, an animal fable focused, there is a little-known bird, called the orphan bird. In fact, Pierre de Beauvais is one of the few writers who have written about the bird, and we know little about him except that he has written two animal fables. In these two books he gave a detailed description of some of the mythical creatures of the year 1218, and some of them did not even originate in europe. The orphan bird originated in India, it is a legend of the crane body, the neck and chest, Eagle claws and black red and white tricolor plumage. The female orphan bird lays the egg in the water, the egg divides into two kinds - good and evil. A symbol of good egg floating in the water, after hatching it with love and parents will be delighted to welcome it and feed them personally. And the evil eggs will sink to the bottom and hatch there. They will be forced to live in complete darkness underwater.
7 / Garuda Garuda (Garuda/Karura), in Hindu mythology, Garuda is Vishnu mounts. The large, bright colored feathers, it is often mistaken for vulcan. So even if the redpolls is not the real God, often make a fetish of. It has also been mentioned in Japanese mythology, where it is a half man and half Eagle creature with numerous wings and arms. It is interesting to depict Japan and India in Garuda actually surprisingly consistent. In Japan, it always appears in the form of a hand or a flute. While in India, it has a human body and limbs, Eagle head, wings and claws, a golden feather gorgeous extraordinary. In the two different versions of redpolls are flying faster than the wind king of birds. At the same time, it has the evil enemies feel irreconcilable hatred. They had a kind of snake and harm the natural balance of the world. Garuda's mother was kidnapped by the basilisk, released is the price for their food with God garuda. In this way, they become enemies forever at.
8, Bai Buli (Boobrie), in mythology and folklore in the Highlands, Bai Buli is a free bird turned. Rather than flying, it prefers to use its wings for swimming in a lake or spring. As a famous mimic, Bai Buli often by imitating the cubs were injured when whining to lure and drown those people to adult animals. It is love to eat cattle and sheep, but when it will eat the otter. Sometimes it can be turned into a horse on the surface of the water, and sometimes it becomes an insect that sucks the blood of horses. There have been some hunters vowed that they had seen a water horse, Scotland legend another magical creatures. But according to the further observation of it footprint, they found that these special footprint is constantly changing, so just be Bai Buli. According to the witnesses recalled, Bai Buli has a slender neck, broad wings, long mouth, short legs and webbed feet is not completely, and cry like a bull.
9, fire lion Anzhu (Anzu), Anzhu is an ancient Sumerian area lion harpy birds. It has a very large, only a source that can support its weight of the nest tree can be the God of the sun across the river in seven under the name of ukraine. When it soars, it can set off a strong sandstorm, and its sound can shake the world. Even God sees it as a formidable threat. According to legend, this bird ate de Sttehanie (destiny) medicine, giving it every bird and not divine. Nyl is the son of de Sttehanie, he because it was sent to the unfinished world to force Anzhu returned to power. To this end he launched the world to change the floods and storms. For a long time after taking into account the area about rulers of some epic story writing, the king of Assyria was regarded as a hero to kill the Anzhu. Anzhu was first widely circulated in the ancient "combat myth" in. In this myth, a hero is sent to fight a powerful enemy. An Zhu and Enlil epic can be traced back to 1200 bc. Israeli folk legend in a long time after the Anzhu also occupy a space for one person, where people will use the method of offering sacrifices to appease its anger.
10, the sun bird (Benu), the sun bird, is known as the Egyptian version of the phoenix. In Egyptian mythology, a bird flew over the surface of chaos, and with its screams, it broke the world's most primitive silence. It is said that it is a scream that determines what is going to happen in the world and what not. The legend of the sun bird and herons are very similar, but the difference is that it has the color of flame feathers, sometimes even with human head. This kind of bird has a lot to do with the Egyptian sun god, so its image is often painted like the sun god himself. Legend has it that the sun rises every morning as the sun rises and is reborn in the light of the sun. Its rebirth also means that it is closely related to Ollie Sith (the God of the house of God), death and resurrection. This was the first to create the world of the bird is said to have been born on avocado trees at the top of the flame, and the avocado tree growth in obelisk spire. Since then the story about it has become very similar to phoenix. (Greek historian) Ciro Dodd said in 500 years after the birth of the sun bird flew into the flames and nirvana in the ashes, and then reborn ashes were placed in the altar of the God of the sun.