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Three-legged crow : ウィキペディア英語版 | Three-legged crow The three-legged'' (or tripedal) ''crow is a creature found in various mythologies and arts of East Asia. It is believed by East Asian cultures to inhabit and represent the sun. It has also been found figured on ancient coins from Lycia and Pamphylia.〔 Three-legged crow originated in China. Evidence of the earliest bird-sun motif or totemic articles excavated around 5000 BC from the lower Yangtze River delta area. This bird-sun totem heritage was observed in later Yangshao and Longshan Cultures.〔(Chinese Prehistory )〕The Chinese have several versions of crow and crow-sun tales. But the most popular depiction and myth of the sun crow is that of the Yangwu or Jinwu or “golden crow”. 〔(the three-legged crow and its possible origins )〕 ==China==
In Chinese mythology and culture, the three-legged crow is called the sanzuwu (; Cantonese: ''sam1zuk1wu1''; Shanghainese: sae tsoh u(lit. ¨three legged bird¨)) and is present in many myths and is also mentioned in the Shanhaijing. The earliest known depiction of a three-legged crow appears in Neolithic pottery of the Yangshao culture. The sanzuwu is also of the ''Twelve Medallions'' that is used in the decoration of formal imperial garments in ancient China. A silk painting from the Western Han excavated at the Mawangdui archaeological site also depicts a sanzuwu perched on a tree.
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