Most stories relate how this figure possesses all of the world's wisdom and has thrice seen the destruction of the world.
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]