Lamassu
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An Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having the head of a human, the body of an ox or lion, and the wings of a bird.
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See also
- Anzû (older reading: Zû), Mesopotamian monster
- Apis
- Buraq
- Centaur
- Chimera, Greek mythological hybrid monster
- Enlil
- Griffin or griffon, lion-bird hybrid
- Harpy
- Jinn
- Kamadhenu, Hindu bovine goddess
- Lakhmu, Akkadian deity also known as Lammasu
- Manticore, Persian sphinx-like creature
- Mermaid
- Minotaur
- Mythological hybrid
- List of hybrid creatures in mythology
- Pamola, the Abenaki-origin indigenous American "winged-moose" spirit protecting Mount Katahdin
- Pegasus, winged stallion in Greek mythology
- Sharabha, Hindu mythology: lion-bird hybrid
- Simurgh, Iranian mythical flying creature
- Sphinx, mythical creature with lion's body and human head
- Thunderbird (mythology)
- Yali, Hindu mythological lion-elephant-horse hybrid
- Ziz, giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology
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