A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ziz is a giant bird found in Hebrew cosmogony and the creature that belongs to the celestial sphere. Its head touches the sky and feet rest on the floor of the ocean.
A giant bird from Hebrew myths.
According to old accounts, the bird was made by the Creator of fire, light, and water mixed with mud, and it was given a similar appearance between a dragon and an eagle. It was sometimes depicted with the face like a rooster.
A griffin-like gigantic bird from Jewish mythology is known as Ziz. It is a powerful mythological creature, which is part eagle and part lion. When the wings of Ziz are spread, they can easily obscure the Sun.
Howard Schwartz, an author of “Tree of Souls” calls Ziz the embodiment of fate, and according to the Jewish apocalyptic, Ziz will be killed by the Messiah and, like Leviathan and Behemoth, the creatures served to the righteous at the great feast at the End of the World.
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