Level 3 MYO Slot: Peryton

Word: Peryton
Language: English. Translated from the original Spanish word Perito; presumed to be derived from the latin Peritios, the Latin name for the fourth month on the ancient Macedonian calendar, (Moon of January).
Meaning: A mythological hybrid animal consistant of features combining a stag and a bird, with different interpretations portraying different combination of the animal traits for peryton. Some say they have the head, neck, forelegs and antlers of a stag, with the plumage, wings and hindquarters of a bird; others describe them as a deer in all but coloration and presence of wings.