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First clue brings to mind mythology, and there's quite a few that are part birdy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_avian_humanoids
Wider list of just hybrids in general:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hybrid_creatures_in_folklore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_avian_humanoids
Wider list of just hybrids in general:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hybrid_creatures_in_folklore
Could also be a Dino since Birds come from Dinos x3
This eagle eating a snake symbol is from the flag of Mexico.
Could this be Mexican folklore? Is Chupacabra from Mexico?
Could this be Mexican folklore? Is Chupacabra from Mexico?
Congrats on solving this symbol! The answer was "Cihuateteo".
For those of you wondering how this answer could be arrived at, here's a quick explanation.
The name of the symbol refers to the creation myth that the Aztecs (just fyi, they called themselves Mexica or Culhua-Mexica) had for themselves, and also to the fact that the Cihuateteo were pictured as having eagle talons for hands.
The Cihuateteo were the spirits of women who died in childbirth. The Aztecs considered childbirth a form of battle, and its victims were honored as fallen warriors. The Cihuateteo are depicted with skeletal faces and with eagle claws for hands. Male warriors who died in war were believed to escort the sun from where it rises to its highest point in the sky, while the Cihuateteo took it from the highest point to where it set in the west. Apparently, it was thought that the magics that transformed their soul upon death left lingering magic in their corpse, so there had to be special burial rites where people close to the deceased escorted her to her grave heavily armed to defend her remains from having pieces stolen as good luck charms by warriors who wanted extra protection in battle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cihuateteo
For those of you wondering how this answer could be arrived at, here's a quick explanation.
The name of the symbol refers to the creation myth that the Aztecs (just fyi, they called themselves Mexica or Culhua-Mexica) had for themselves, and also to the fact that the Cihuateteo were pictured as having eagle talons for hands.
The Cihuateteo were the spirits of women who died in childbirth. The Aztecs considered childbirth a form of battle, and its victims were honored as fallen warriors. The Cihuateteo are depicted with skeletal faces and with eagle claws for hands. Male warriors who died in war were believed to escort the sun from where it rises to its highest point in the sky, while the Cihuateteo took it from the highest point to where it set in the west. Apparently, it was thought that the magics that transformed their soul upon death left lingering magic in their corpse, so there had to be special burial rites where people close to the deceased escorted her to her grave heavily armed to defend her remains from having pieces stolen as good luck charms by warriors who wanted extra protection in battle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cihuateteo
Wow! Good going, whoever got this with a single clue! :o
Aztec Folklore, not Mexican, I got this thanks to D&D, where I used a similar monster as a basis for a campaign BBEG.
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