One legend states that this figure was an attendant of the Queen of Sheba that had a face of silver and a peacock's tale.
This being, which is often depicted as having the head of a dog and the claws of a lion, first materialized in China, where natives fought a war over its body parts. One legend states that this figure was an attendant of the Queen of Sheba that had a face of silver and a peacock's tale. In one story, this figure instructs a prince to bring her seven bull hides filled with water. In a different story, this figure is first summoned when a magician climbs a high peak and darkens the air by burning a feather in a brazier. Most stories relate how this figure possesses all of the world's wisdom and has thrice seen the destruction of the world. This figure leads a hero to a tamarisk tree where the hero uses a branch to forge an arrow that will defeat Esfandyar. A hoopoe leads 30 others to this creature's residence, only to discover that this creature is actually a reflection of their collective being. In a text by Ferdowsi, this being helps Zal with a C- section so that Rostam can be born. For 10 points, name this huge bird from Persian folklore.
This being, which is often depicted as having the head of a dog and the claws of a lion, first materialized in China, where natives fought a war over its body parts.
Simorgh [or Simurgh; or Simourv] ["see-more"; accept reasonable phonetic pronunciations]