Peng

Peng

The P’eng is a great bird that in Chinese mythology began life as a fish called Kwen. After it became a bird, it was so huge that it very wings blotted out the heavens. In the typhoon season, the P’eng flew south from its northern home.

John and Caitlin Matthews, The Element Encyclopaedia of Magical Creatures, 2013, Peng, p 370

Peng Peng fish form Peng

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