Garuda

Origin and tradition

Hindu, Buddhist, and Southeast Asian traditions describe Garuda as a mighty bird being, enemy of serpents and vehicle of Vishnu.

Illustration in this atlas

A crowned human-bird figure with broad feathered wings and taloned feet. The plate selects an anthropomorphic Garuda form; the degree of human and avian anatomy varies across Hindu and Buddhist artistic traditions.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Garuda

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.