Hemaraja (Thai: เหมราช) is a creature found in Thai and possibly South Asian mythology.
It is said to be the combination of a hema (an ill-defined creature in and of itself; usually likened to a swan but sometimes depicted more like a crocodile) and a lion.[1] [2]
See also
edit- Wat Nanchang, an archaeological site in northern Thailand at which a stucco hemaraj was discovered.
References
edit- ^ "Hemaraj".
Hemaraja is a mixed lion between a Hema and a Lion. The word "Hemaraja" is a combined word from "Hema" and "Raja". It's hard to describe what a "Hema" is. Some say Hema is much like a Hong (Swan) but in some depictions the head of a Hema looks more like crocodile's.
- ^ Public sign erected by the Thailand government's Fine Art Department explaining the archaeological discoveries at Wat Nanchang, Wiang Kum Kam, northern Thailand and photographed in August 2014.
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