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[moonshayde]

Anyone know of any supernatural beings with wings that are NOT angels or faeries?

*ponders*

ETA: As cool as dragons are, I need something more humanoid. Should have said that. But now I keep thinking of dragons. Thanks a lot! ;)

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[maychorian.livejournal.com]

... Dragons? Okay, not exactly supernatural, but in the same neighborhood. I LOVE SamnDean as dragonslayers.

Some depictions of demons and imps show them wings, too. Gargoyles.

I kinda want to bust out my D&D monster manual now and see what else in there. It's my best resource for possibly MotWs.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

I have some awesome books here, but none of them categorize by wings and it's annoying me LOL

Dragons won't work for me because I'm looking for something somewhat humaniod. Hmm.

Imps. Gargoyles. That's a start. I'll need more than that, though. Bobby has to know what he's talking about LOL

Thanks.

[blpurdom.livejournal.com]

Gargoyles are actually depictions of things like imps and cherubs in architecture; gargoyles aren't creatures themselves.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

That's okay. I always use myth as a start and bend it anyway.

I'm not really going to do gargoyles anyway.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Oh, that would make a good joke though!

[blpurdom.livejournal.com]

In addition to some demons and dragons there are Harpies, sphinxes, basilisks, griffins and hippogryphs, for a start.

[blpurdom.livejournal.com]

Oh, and also winged horses, lions and bulls (the last two being two symbols of Gospel writers), as well as seraphim and cherubim (who are not technically angels).

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Wow, I have to brush up on my mythology. I know a lot, but I forgot half of these. Thanks.

[lovellama.livejournal.com]

dragons?

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Dragons are cool, but I'm not going with them this time. Hmm.

[superbadgirl]

Harpies.
Pegasus.
Sphinxes.
Dragons.
Manananggal.
Garuda.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

I got Harpies. (Yes, I've got a list I'm using.) Hmm. Don't know the last two.

*runs off to look them up*

[superbadgirl]

Ooh, the Mothman? The Jersey Devil?

The Mothman freaks me out since, y'know, moths freak me out. Now I want to use that one. ;)

[maureen-cohen.livejournal.com]

Various pagan and ancient gods, were-creatures (there are were-birds).

I know more...I just can't remember right now.

[flynn-boyant.livejournal.com]

Okay, google-fu don't fail me now. ;)

Well, right off I think of Dragons and/or winged serpents as well as Griffins.

Oh! And the Phoenix or the Fire Bird. Or the Thunderbird, coming from Native American folklore. Speaking of Native American, there would be many winged and/or bird related creatures taken from there. Although, I'm not that familiar personally.

Um, oh yeah, the harpy would be another one! And aren't Sirens human headed birds or bird-women?

I also found:

Angha: Dog/Lion/Peacock hybrid *I think* - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angha

BasCelik: A powerful and very evil winged man whose soul is not held by his body and can be subdued only by causing him to suffer dehydration - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BasCelik

Baykok: A flying skeleton - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykok

Gamayun - Prophetic bird with a human head - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamayun

Jatayu (Ramayana) - A demi-god in the form of a vulture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatayu_(Ramayana)

Shedu - Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or lion with a human head - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shedu

Strix - Vampiric birds - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strix_(mythology)

Wyvern - Winged Reptile - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

Gryffin!

ETA: Ooops. I totally missed your edit. I guess a gryffin wouldn't work then.

[dodger-winslow.livejournal.com]

rachios

mothmen ...

[gunhilda.livejournal.com]

Gorgons (Medusa) were often portrayed with wings.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Darn... Can't think of a darned thing, lol!

*hugs you*

[ljs-lj.livejournal.com]

Sylphs? *has just reread some Mercedes Lackey*

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

It's hard to think of things off the top of my head, because I'll recall images, but not what they actually were.

I know there are some Mesopotamian and Egyptian images, but all i was able to recall was this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faravahar

And i think somewhere, psychopomps were depicted that way...ahah, Vanth, the etruscan psychopomp.

There are also the furies (Erinyes), they were kind of spirits/demigods of vengence. The anger of the dead, vengeance for broken oaths, or committing crimes against the natural order of things - usually killing a family member (like Orestes!)