Roc

Origin and tradition

Medieval Arabic and Persian travel tales describe the Roc as a bird so vast it could carry elephants.

Illustration in this atlas

A white or storm-gray bird with continent-wide wings, talons like ship anchors, and a shadow that darkens a valley.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Roc (mythology)

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