ID: 901000621 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000621	Record Type: Character/Person

	Dhalion (Greco-Roman character)

Note: In Greco-Roman mythology, a snow-white bird that lives in kings' houses. Was able to cure illness by taking the ingesting the sickness, then flying out of the house to dispense the sickness. In Christian iconography, it was used as a metaphor for Jesus.

Names:

	Dhalion (Greco-Roman character) (preferred,Greek (transliterated)-P,D,N)
	Caladrius (Greco-Roman character) (Latin-P,D,N)
	Charadrius (Greco-Roman character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Dhalion (Greco-Roman character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Jesus Christ
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Jesus Christ (Christian character)) [901000087]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... supernatural being
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	takes the form of .... bird (animal)
	.....(Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Dhalion (Greco-Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Caladrius (Greco-Roman character)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 25FF371 caladrius, charadrius (fabulous bird)
	Charadrius (Greco-Roman character)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 25FF371 caladrius, charadrius (fabulous bird)