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[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 39 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So are dragons. Unless they don't have front legs, but they they're wyverns.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Griffins an a few other mythical creatures would be too. Pegasus may or may not. The original was sired by Poseidon and itself was a god, but its since become a generic name for winged horses so that leaves room for debate.

Yes I do enjoy fiction taxonomy, why do ask?

[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Angels in most renditions have bird wings (i.e. arms) growing from their backs in addition to normal arms and legs.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

B̵̠̿̓̄͋̿͛̃͛̍͘͠Ē̵͎̙̹͖̪̼̖̂̄͆̀̀̆͠ ̸̧̖̪͉̪̘̳̫̝͌͋Ņ̵̟̰͉͖͇̩̾̀̔̌̎̒͜O̷͚̰̩̲͈͗̌̒͒̑͊͐͜͝T̸̢̲̤̥͇̣̙̩͛́ ̵̧̝͉̻̿͆͂̊́̋͑Ą̵͖̻̳̒́͗͒͋̍̓̿̃̍͛F̴͕̝̝̈͆̓͌̀͛̓̈́͝͠Ṛ̴̨͇̲͆̀͛͗̈́͗ͅẠ̵͙̝̦͙͕̦̠͗͒͜͜ͅI̴͎̖̿͛̿̿̐̅͆̄̈́̕͜͠D̸͙̫̼͍̪̣̲̩̋̌͐̐́̀ ̶̹̟̥̑̈̍̕͘

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

AAAAA HEEEELP I'M COVERED IN EYES

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends on the wings. If they're back mounted, I'm not sure they count. They don't count for insects. We don't say flies have 8 limbs.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week ago

They could be extensions of the scapula. This would make the renditions where pegasus appears to be galloping while flying more accurate.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 4 days ago

I should have seen that coming. Points for you.