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Wat Phra Kaeo - Theppaksi

by

S.Aubin/Novapix

Reference

t-astha-90590

Date

2020-01-10

Theppaksi (head of a human and body of a bird), a mythological being from the Himavamsa Forest, Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok
A Theppaksi is a Kinnon-like creature with a body that is half-man or half-angel (thep) and half-bird (paksi). It is a creature from Thai mythology that lives in the Himaphan Forest.