Yards & Gardens
Fauna of Cranston
a. In golden armor and belt, you yoked a golden chariot, bridled deer in gold.
b. The rabbit on the moon is called the Jade Rabbit.
c. There are two swans that drink from the sacred Well of Urd in the realm of Asgard.
d. The sun was made by throwing an Emu’s egg into the sky.
e. The lion dance is a dance in which performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume, often with musical accompaniment from cymbals, drums and gongs.
f. Deer are messengers to the gods in Shinto.
g. The Bennu bird was a large imaginary bird resembling a heron.
h. The Golden-horned deer is a large deer with golden antlers which often appear in fairytales.
i. The classic Babylonian lion motif is often referred to as the striding lion of Babylon.
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