Jataya

Also called Jatayu, Jatayus, Jintayu.

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jataya is the gigantic, human-headed bird descended from Garuda who dies attempting to rescue Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Tradition: Indian folklore
Region: India (place of origin)
Symbols: Bird
Kin: Garuda (derived from)

Kinship

Lines of descent added by hand and approved one at a time.

Garuda derived from
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Jataya is described in the sources as a huge, fabulous bird with a human head, counted as a descendant of Garuda, the great bird who serves as the mount of Vishnu

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Hraesvelg Giant wingspan
Peng / Kun Giant wingspan

Symbols

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Bird is image-domain The bird denotes the soul and its flight between worlds, carrying aspiration, prophecy and divine essence, and moving freely where the earthbound cannot follow.
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In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jataya is the gigantic, human-headed bird descended from Garuda who dies attempting to rescue Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Traits

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Form

Giant wingspan
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gigantic, human-headed bird
Human-headed bird hybrid
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Jataya is described in the sources as a huge, fabulous bird with a human head, counted as a descendant of Garuda, the great bird who serves as the mount of Vishnu, and identified as the sibling of another similarly formed bird named Sampati.

Roles

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