Garuda statue (bronze) in brown version as in photo, 21 cm high.

Garoeda or Garuda is a deity in Hinduism, part human, part eagle. He is mainly depicted as the mount (vahana) of the god Vishnu. The Garudas also form a class of gods (or supernatural beings) in Buddhism and Hinduism. Myths about Garoeda are widespread in southern Asia; Thailand and Indonesia have the creature as a national symbol. Garoeda is a mythological creature: part human, part bird. He is the mount of the Hindu god Vishnu. In Khmer mythology it is also the Hindu god Krishna, but only when depicted as an avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu. Garoeda is furthermore the king of birds and is a descendant of Kaśyapa and Vinata, one of the daughters of Dakṣa. He is also the arch enemy of Nagas. He inherited this trait from his mother, who once had an argument with Kadru, her sister and, like her, married to Kasyapa. Kadru is the mother of a thousand nagas.