Is there a mythological name for a cat with wings?

Answer 1

The research I've done is strange to say the least. The wikipedia site mentions Norse Goddess Freyjas horse-sized winged blue cats drew her chariot. They were named Brygun and Trejgun. When I googled her and her cats everything came up the same except the wings.

The symbol for St.Mark, the head of a lion with wings checked out: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=218004549&size=o and an artistic version: http://www.web-access.net/~rterry/stmarks/lion_3.jpg

Here is the site of actual winged cats: http://www.messybeast.com/winged-cats.htm

Then there is the Griffin, Griffon, or Gryphon with the body of a lion and the head and wings of a bird at this site:http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/amethystbt/Mcgryphon.html and this site: http://monsters.monstrous.com/griffins.htm

This site shows the head of Bast with wings, in the ears! http://www.catanna.com/bast.htm

Then there are the tressym, winged cats, at this site: http://www.dotd.com/frms/fr_ms_015.htm

Then it could be a Lammasu: Mesopotamian mythology, related to the Sphinx, Mesopotamian Cherub, Griffon, Manticore, and other “half-lion” creatures. That quote came from this site: http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=484550

Heraldry doesn't have a special name for a winged cat either. They simply refer to it as a "winged cat". Example: "Lewis MacGregor. Gules, a hookah Or, on a chief wavy argent a winged cat couchant guardant proper. " From this site: http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1976/01/lar.html Here is a sample page of lions, some with wings: http://www.heraldryclipart.com/imagesamples/heraldry_lions.html

The symbol for Mithras was supposed to be a lions head face on with wings (egyptian like) outstretched behind it, but I couldn't find an example. I did find this on a Tarot Card website. The name of the Mithras winged-cat is Aeon. Here is the site: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=67411

Even the Celts had a version of the winged cat, they called it the Cat Sidhe or Cait Sith. Supposedly it's a winged black cat with a white spot on it's chest. When I tried to find it on a celtic site everything but the wings were mentioned.

Bast, Brygun or Trejgun, St. Marks Lion, Griffin, Griffon, or Gryphon, Tressym, Lammasu, Aeon, Cait Sith take your pick. Best I could do, hun.

Answer 2

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Is there a mythological name for a cat with wings?

Answer 3

Bast (or Bastet), Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat; see also Sekhmet,
Bast's guise as the goddess of lions
Cait Sidhe, a fairy creature from Celtic mythology
The cat was the animal of Libera, the Roman mythological personification of Liberty, because it hates to be constrained
Freyja's horse-sized winged cats, who draw the Norse goddess's chariot
Maneki Neko, the lucky beckoning cat of Japan
Patripatan, the cat that climbed into the sky to praise its master to the gods in South-East Asian Indian mythology

Answer 4

I am going to take the opportunity to take it upon myself to officially declare from this moment forwards that all winged cats of domestic size that have wings, whether they be feathered wings or bat wings that generally appear throughout the fantasy reals should now be officially referred to as...FEFLYNERS. This is obviously a derivative of the words feline and flyer. Singular is just FEFLYNER. Pronounced FEE-FLY-NER. In order to further distinguish the exact type, An Angelic Feflyner has feather wings like a bird or angle, A Bat Feflyner has wings of a bat. One could even go further as to say that a Dragon Feflyner has dragonlike wings, and so on. It is important to say that the cat breed could be of any known domesticated breeds such as tabbies, calicoes, Persians, etc. None of these cats, regardless of breed or type of wings are not necessarily classified as specifically good, evil, or neutral. That would depend on the opinion of each person, as well as the fantasy that such winged cats appear. I am currently working on a fantasy story that includes such a creature and it will in fact be referred to as such. By the way, a kitten of this type is now and forevermore to be referred to as a FEFLYNET pronounced FEE-FLY-NET. I now grant permission for this to forevermore be the official name just to end the debate. Any questions?

Answer 5

The griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle--I hope that's close enough to a "cat with wings" for you.

Answer 6

A baby dragon. They look like a cat with wings.
BASTET from Egyptian mythology did NOT have wings.

Answer 7

The ancient Egyptians had a goddess, Bast, that was often seen as a cat with wings.. http://www.catanna.com/bast.htm

Interestingly enough, they're real... winged cats that is. Check out the links below for the proof!

Answer 8

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Icarus had artificial wings along with Dedalus. Harpya has natural wings (a monster in Greek mythology a winged white bird, larger than an eagle, having the (bald) head and breasts of a woman). Pegasus was a winged horse sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing. Feilong is a winged legendary creature that flies among clouds in Chinese mythology. Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in Assyrian iconography. Winged genies are bearded male figures sporting birds' wings. A frequent motif is that of two winged genies pollinating a date tree (sometimes identified as the Tree of Life), but also as guarding or blessing royal figures. Winged genies co-existed with numerous other mythological hybrids in the Early Iron Age art of Assyria and Asia Minor. They influenced Archaic Greece during its "orientalizing period", resulting in the hybrid creatures of Greek mythology such as the Chimera, the Griffin or Pegasus and, int the case of the "winged man", Talos. The dragons : In Western folklore, dragons are usually portrayed as evil, with the exceptions mainly appearing in modern fiction. In the modern period the dragon is typically depicted as a huge fire-breathing, scaly and horned dinosaur-like creature, with leathery wings, with four legs and a long muscular tail. It is sometimes shown with feathered wings, crests, fiery manes, ivory spikes running down its spine and various exotic colorations. Iconically it has at last combined the Chinese dragon with the western one. Freyja's horse-sized winged cats. Simurgh also known as Angha is the modern Persian name for a fabulous, benevolent, mythical flying creature. The figure can be found in all periods of Greater Iranian art and literature, and is evident also in the iconography of medieval Azerbaijan, Byzantium and other regions that were within the sphere of Persian cultural influence. originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit śyena "raptor, eagle, bird of prey" that also appears as a divine figure. Saēna is also a personal name which is root of the name.

Answer 9

I think it's Bast from Egyptian mythology.

Answer 10

http://www.greatdreams.com/cats/cats.htm