Bestiaries
Epiph. |
Gervaise |
Paris & Laud |
Morgan |
Queen Mary Ps. |
Theobald |
Isidore |
Aztec / Maya |
1. lion |
1. lion |
1. lion |
1. lion |
85-6. lion |
1. lion |
1. lion [known for its great jaws] |
12. Malinalli [jawbone] |
2. antelope |
2. antelope |
87. antelope |
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5. leopard |
14. ocelot |
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3. elephant |
17. elephant |
7. elephant |
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4. deer |
20. deer |
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5. eagle |
8. eagle |
2. eagle |
15. eagle |
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6. vulture |
16. vulture |
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7. pelican |
90. pelican |
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8. partridge [cf. Taittiriya, the motley texts of immolation, Yajus] |
18. flint [the knife for immolation] |
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9. |
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10. phoenix |
93. phoenix |
20. Hun-ahpu [who rose from the dead] |
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11. |
9. chameleon |
4. chameleon |
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12. serpent |
11. serpent |
3. serpent |
5. snake |
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13. emmet |
16. emmet |
11. emmet |
22. emmet |
95. emmet |
4. emmet |
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14. fox |
15. fox |
5. fox |
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7. spider [cf. death's head spider] |
6. death's head (human skull) |
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107. ape |
7. Manik hand-gesture |
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110. whale |
8. whale [cf. Maori myth of Rongo-mai stranding self as whale to be eaten] |
8. rabbit [cf. Buddha allowing self to be cooked & eaten] |
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12. beaver |
9. water |
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27. weasel |
112. weasel |
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15. owl |
128. owl |
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16. bee |
30. bee |
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15. hound |
10. hound |
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17. monkey |
11. monkey |