chalkydri
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The chalkydri are celestial beings mentioned alongside the seraphim and cherubim. They are described as "flying elements of the sun" that reside in either the 4th or 7th heaven, who have twelve wings and burst into song at sunrise.
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When
- First attested
- 200 BCE
- Attested period
- -200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Second Book of Enoch.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Charybdis, Cerberus, Camazotz, Cabeiri, Cailleach, Caipora, Camulatz, Candileja, Canaima, Canotila, Caoineag, Cat Sidhe, Ceasg, Ceffyl Dŵr, Cercopes, Chakora, Chamrosh, Chaneque, Čhápa, Chenoo, Chepi, Cherufe, Chibaiskweda, Chimimōryō, Chindi, Chinthe, Chonchon, Choorile, Chort, Ziz, Anzû, Garuda, Roc, Simurgh, Konrul, Zumrud Anka, Seraphim, Akyəst, phoenixes
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“In the Second Book of Enoch, two classes of celestial beings are mentioned alongside the seraphim and cherubim, known as the phoenixes and the chalkydri (Ancient Greek: χαλκύδραι khalkýdrai, compound of χαλκός khalkós "brass, copper" + ὕδρα hýdra "hydra", "water-serpent"—lit. "brazen hydras", "copper serpents").”
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