Simurgh
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Simurgh (Template:IPAc-en; Template:Lang-fa, also spelled simorgh, simorg, simurg, simoorg, simorq or simourv) is a benevolent, mythical bird in Persian mythology and literature. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as the phoenix (Template:Lang-fa quqnūs) and the humā (Template:Lang-fa).
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See also
- Anqa, Arabian mythological bird identified with the Simurgh
- Anzû (older reading: Zû), Mesopotamian monster
- Chamrosh
- Chimera, Greek mythological hybrid monster
- Crystal Simorgh, is an award given by Fajr International Film Festival
- Fenghuang, a mythological bird of East Asia
- Zhar Ptica, a related bird in Russian mythology parallel to the Phoenix
- Garuda, an Indian mythological bird
- Griffin or griffon, lion-bird hybrid
- Konrul, Turkic mythological hybrid bird
- Lamassu, Assyrian deity, bull/lion-eagle-human hybrid
- Luan, a Chinese mythological bird related to the phoenix, whose name is often translated as "simurgh"
- Hybrid creatures in mythology
- Huma bird
- Nue, Japanese legendary creature
- Oksoko, Slavic mythological double-headed eagle
- Pegasus, winged stallion in Greek mythology
- Pixiu or Pi Yao, Chinese mythical creature
- Roc, an Arab and Persian legendary bird, the opposite of Anqa
- Shahbaz (bird)
- Simargl, a related being in Slavic mythology
- Sphinx, mythical creature with lion's body and human head
- Ziz, giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology
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