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"The Angha is said to have the front head and body of a dog, the wings and tail of a peacock and the claws of a lion. This monstrous mesh is often said to be gigantic enough to fly off with an elephant or a whale clasped in its talons.
Showing up in Iranian art and literature, the huge dog-bird is a dangerous beast with a varied history. Benevolent in nature the Angha always lives near water, and one of the most famous myths surrounded a particular Angha (a female) claiming it as a protector of the tree of life. It protects the tree from people looking to steal it's wisdom without first earning it.
In some legends the Angha can actually purify water from poisons and encourage fertility."

This is the most notable description of the Angha but in reality it is just another variant of the Simurgh, Anqa or Chamrosh. the design I drew is the more modern depiction of the creature where it is more so just a peacock dog. outside of a blog post I can't seem to find any other reference to the Angha being a name variant of the Simurgh so i am curious where they got this name, only guess I have is a corruption of the word Anqa.

Description
"The Angha is said to have the front head and body of a dog, the wings and tail of a peacock and the claws of a lion. This monstrous mesh is often said to be gigantic enough to fly off with an elephant or a whale clasped in its talons.
Showing up in Iranian art and literature, the huge dog-bird is a dangerous beast with a varied history. Benevolent in nature the Angha always lives near water, and one of the most famous myths surrounded a particular Angha (a female) claiming it as a protector of the tree of life. It protects the tree from people looking to steal it's wisdom without first earning it.
In some legends the Angha can actually purify water from poisons and encourage fertility."

This is the most notable description of the Angha but in reality it is just another variant of the Simurgh, Anqa or Chamrosh. the design I drew is the more modern depiction of the creature where it is more so just a peacock dog. outside of a blog post I can't seem to find any other reference to the Angha being a name variant of the Simurgh so i am curious where they got this name, only guess I have is a corruption of the word Anqa.