longma
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The longma is a fabled winged horse with dragon scales in Chinese mythology. Seeing a longma was an omen of a legendary sage-ruler, particularly one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
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The longma is a fabled winged horse with dragon scales in Chinese mythology. Seeing a longma was an omen of a legendary sage-ruler, particularly one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
==Name== thumb|Pair of Longma statues at Sóc Temple, Sóc Sơn, Hanoi, Vietnam thumb|right|Ryūma shōgi piece.
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