List of flying mythological creatures

This is a list of flying mythological creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures.

Adzehate creatures
Angel
Arkan Sonney
Basilisk
Boobrie
Cockatrice
Djinn
Devil
Dragon
Elemental - a being of the alchemical works of Paracelsus
Erinyes
Fairies
Fenghuang
Fionnuala
Firebird - large bird with magically luminescent red- and yellow-hued feathers (sometimes used as a synonym of phoenix; see below)
Fūjin
Gamayun
Gargoyle
Garuda
German
Gorgons - three sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa) with snakes for hair, sharp fangs, golden wings, and petrifying gazes.
Griffin – An equine-eagle hybrid^[1]
Harpy – A winged being^[1]
Hippogriff – A being combining the power of horse and griffin^[1]
Huitzilopochtli
Lamassu
Lightning Bird
Lindworm
Minokawa
Nephele
Nue
Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn
Pegasus – A winged horse^[1]
Peryton
Phoenix
Raiju
Roc – A gigantic bird similar to the Ziz^[1]
Sarimanok
Shahbaz
Sirens - bird women in Greek mythology, not to be confused with mermaids
Simurgh – A Persian bird similar to the Ziz^[1]
Snallygaster
Sphinx (Greek)
Stymphalian Birds
Sylph
Thunderbird
Winged Unicorn
Wyvern
Yalungur
Yuki-onna
Zilant
Ziz – A gigantic bird mentioned briely in the Psalms^[1]
Zduhać

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Wood, Juliette (2018). "Things with wings: The creatures of the air". Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-350-05925-2.