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Yingzhao

英招
Yīngzhāo
DeityWestern MountainsBoon
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槐江之山……神英招司之,其状马身而人面,虎文而鸟翼,徇于四海,其音如榴。

《西山经》
In Plain WordsVernacular

槐江山之神英招,马身人面、身具虎纹、背生鸟翼,巡行四海传天帝之命,鸣声如辘轳抽水之响。

Warden-spirit of Mount Huaijiang: a horse's body, human face, tiger-stripes and bird's wings. He patrols the four seas bearing the god's word, his voice like a turning well-pulley.