Who will be equal to the Zoo between the gods, your children?
Book of Fate, he grabbed her hands,
Power put on, stole laws,
then departed Zou, sat down in the mountains,
mouth utters, as if the gods Duranki.
foe his dust, he believes,
forces his terrified gods.
Myth of Anzu
Once at the dawn of times, spilled from the spring waters of the Tigris and Euphrates, from the stone flesh rocky mountains that props abode Igigov immortal gods, arose in the vast lands of Mesopotamia mighty grace lvinogolovaya bird that was commanding the winds and storms, and produce vortices blows eagle wings. The wise people of the Sumerians called it a bird Zu, or Anzu (Anzu), which means "distant sky" or some other more bird Indugud (Imdugud) - bird storm. They also say that her mother was a cruise virgin Anzu-bird Siris, which the inhabitants of Mesopotamia were revered as the goddess of brewing.
And none of the gods did not dare to follow the rebellious bird Anzu and fight with her, even though they all promised for this great Enlil glory and power. Only a fierce war god Ninurta decided to do battle with the winged pohititelnitsey, he was overtaken by Anzu in the inaccessible mountains, and sent after him poisoned boom, but Anzu raised stolen plates, and read a spell - and the boom began cane, from which it was made, onions back into the grove to the parent tree, branch of which was, once again became a stringer sheep intestine, and feathering the birds have returned. Long did the battle between god and a bird, and only when Anzu lost everything their feathers in a battle with a storm sent by the gods, was able to overcome it Ninurta and back plates of Doom lord Enlil. 
Ancient legends tell a story about a brave young man named Lugalbanda, who sneaked into the jack and Anzu, waiting until the adult birds will fly away to hunt, feed the hungry chicks and sheep meat pies with honey, as well as those having eaten their fill, slept, decorated jack rich gifts and hid nearby. Meanwhile, Anzu returned to production and began to call their chicks, but chicks were asleep and did not respond. Anzu afraid that someone stole them children and were willing to severely punish the villain, but drew near, they saw their young sleeping and happy, and next to them - and behind the gifts. Birds promised a generous reward those who made it, and then Lugalbanda out of his shelter and Anzu gave him strength and speed tireless runner, which helped him to achieve great victories in battle, glory and power. 
This and other articles about the magical creatures from the mythology of different nations can be read on my thematic blog lurking narodec .
