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Divine Birds
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The logic is pretty simple: the gods, as everyone knows, live somewhere up in the sky. Birds also inhabit the sky, or at least spend more time there than any other creature in common experience. Therefore, birds have a special connection with the divine. Many cultures see birds as bearers of omens, whether good or bad depending on the type of bird, and some go even further, with myths and tales depicting them as messengers proffering instructions and advice to mortals, or even providing services of some sort. Angels, additionally, are often depicted as winged and are seen mainly as messengers of God in scripture. Specific species of bird can be associated with certain gods. Eagles are particular favorites and often serve the Top God of a particular pantheon; however, note that eagles are also used to represent mundane values and so are not always part of this trope. If the writer is feeling more fantastically inclined, mythical birds such as phoenixes might get used. Gods of death or the underworld have their own preferred representatives which would best be avoided: see Creepy Crows and Ominous Owl. Vultures are another popular choice. Other flighted creatures are sometimes seen in the same way: see Butterfly of Death and Rebirth and Macabre Moth Motif. Birds being seen as sinister in general are Feathered Fiends. A Sub-Trope of this is Doves Mean Peace. |
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In The Silmarillion, they are stated to have originated as spirits in Valinor who took the shapes of enormous raptors and were charged by Manwë to head to Middle-Earth in order to keep an eye on both the mortal peoples living there and Morgoth and his forces. They appear numerous times in the stories, keeping watch of dangerous foes, rescuing heroes from danger, and fighting against Morgoth's dragons for dominance of the skies. | |
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In the Dark Souls series, crows are strongly associated with the mysterious goddess Velka, so whenever you spot a crow (especially a giant one), you can be sure that she has her fingers in the surrounding events. | |
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The Avian race (Spirit Bird in Japanese) of Shin Megami Tensei consists of divine birds like the Phoenix and Garuda, but not every divine bird is one. Horus is part of the Deity race but appears as a white-gold falcon rather than a man with the head of a falcon. | |
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Parodied in the Discworld with Blind Io, the Top God of the local pantheon and a standard sky/lightning god like Zeus, Thor, Indra, etc. His defining characteristic is that he has no eyes in his head, instead having a myriad of disembodied floating ones that observe the world for him. Like other sky gods, he uses birds as divine messengers, which is unfortunate because his bird of choice is ravens, which tend to cause trouble with all the floating eyeballs. Patina is a Discworld goddess of wisdom and Athena expy who parodies this trope—her accompanying divine bird was supposed to be the classic owl, but due to a sculptor who misinterpreted the work order, it's a penguin. |
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In Tolkien's Legendarium, the Top God Manwë is associated with air and sometimes sends birds with tidings, particularly eagles. In The Hobbit, the eagles are independent yet prefer the forces of good over evil, whereas in The Lord of the Rings they are specifically ordered to help Gandalf and appear as Divine Intervention in the climax to help the army of Men and to rescue Frodo and Sam from Mount Doom. In The Silmarillion, they are stated to have originated as spirits in Valinor who took the shapes of enormous raptors and were charged by Manwë to head to Middle-Earth in order to keep an eye on both the mortal peoples living there and Morgoth and his forces. They appear numerous times in the stories, keeping watch of dangerous foes, rescuing heroes from danger, and fighting against Morgoth's dragons for dominance of the skies. |
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Raybearer: The highest god in the Aritsar religion, Am the Storyteller, is portrayed in stories and artwork as a pelican, and pelicans are subsequently held as the most sacred birds in the empire. | |
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Exalted: Garda Birds are a species of fire elementals resembling giant birds with brilliant plumage. They are immortal — if one dies, it is reborn in flame nine days later without fail — and as such are extremely wise and knowledgeable. They are often sought out for their wisdom, but this is complicated by their habit of leading ascetic lives in very remote places and their tendency towards a haughty and superior attitude towards petitioners, which they take even towards spirit courts and minor deities. | |
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The Phoenix Oracles from Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures are avians charged with being Lawful Neutral overseers of the realm, which is loosely based on the multiplayer online game Furcadia. There is nothing that they don't know or cannot divine; however, queries from adventurers result in very cryptic answers. In fact, when one party comes to Lost Lake Inn seeking the one responsible for the demise of Merlitz, their statement that a Phoenix Oracle told them plainly that a cubi at the inn killed him, Pyroduck is rightfully dubious.It's later revealed that phoenix was dead when that happened. | |
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Many entries in The Legend of Zelda feature birds which offer Link some help in either direct or indirect form, from the bird statues in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past which dispense advice, to the live bird in the latter game who serves as a Warp Whistle, to the owl-shaped save points in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, to the Loftwings (based on shoebills) in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Even the royal crest of Hyrule, which was founded by the avatar of the goddess Hylia, features a pair of stylized wings. | |
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In the anime adaptation of Shaman King, energy flowing to or from the Great Spirit (which is both The Lifestream and God) is depicted in the form of glowing birds. | |
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Both Fairune Origins and 1 have Hope Girl's armor and weapons disintegrate into glowing doves heading for the sky in the ending, leaving her in her original wear of a white dress with red trimmings. | |
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Pokémon: There are a number of Legendary Pokémon based off of birds: The main Kanto legendaries are the Legendary Birds, a trio of birdlike Pokémon with immense power over the weather. These are Articuno, the bird of ice, who leaves snow falling in its wake and appears before travellers lost in the mountains; Zapdos, the bird of thunder, who summons storms and lighting and inhabits thunderclouds; and Moltres, the bird of fire, whose arrival ends winter and begins spring. Ho-oh resembles an enormous bird with red and gold feathers, and seems to draw inspiration from both the phoenix and the fenghuang. It is associated with both rainbows (one follows it as it flies, and it is said to nest at the foot of a rainbow) and fire (its signature move is in fact called Sacred Fire). Its Pokédex entries and in-game lore credit it with a number of divine attributes and acts, including only showing itself to pure-hearted trainers, having the ability to bring eternal happiness to those who see it or find its feathers, and the resurrection of three unnamed Pokémon who died in a fire to create the Legendary Beasts Entei, Raikou, and Suicune. Yveltal is a black and red bird Pokémon that is said to be the bringer of death. It’s the dark counterpart of the deer Pokémon Xerneas. Even its signature move Oblivion Wing is evil-sounding, with it being Death Wing in Japan. |
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The dove is often used in The Bible as a symbol of divinity. Perhaps the most famous is the dove, released by Noah after spending forty weeks upon the Ark; when it returned, carrying an olive branch, it was a symbol that the Flood was over (i.e., God's wrath had subsided). In the New Testament, Luke describes the Holy Spirit descending "in the form of a dove" when Jesus was baptized. | |
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Played with in Touhou Project, where a Yataragasu (see religion above) was eaten by an ordinary hell raven youkai, who gained the power of nuclear fusion from it. This was orchestrated by the goddess Kanako, as part of her plan to shift her worship from lakes and mountains to technology. | |
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For the Kesh in Always Coming Home, the birds are intermediaries between the Earth Houses and Sky houses. For the Dayao, a Condor is the sacred bird after which they are named. | |
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In The Hobbit, the eagles are independent yet prefer the forces of good over evil, whereas in The Lord of the Rings they are specifically ordered to help Gandalf and appear as Divine Intervention in the climax to help the army of Men and to rescue Frodo and Sam from Mount Doom. | |
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