Winged Monkeys

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Winged Monkeys are magical, flying primates from L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, best known for serving whoever controls the Golden Cap and for their memorable appearance in the 1939 film adaptation.

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Winged Monkeys canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character group
fictional species
magical creature
ability flight
speech
understand human language
alignment morally neutral
appearIn Ozma of Oz
The Emerald City of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
surface form: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
surface form: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel)
associatedWith Dorothy Gale
Golden Cap
Wicked Witch of the West
boundBy magic of the Golden Cap
canRefuseOrders no
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator L. Frank Baum
culturalImpact symbol of eerie or unsettling fantasy creatures
fictionalUniverse Land of Oz
filmPortrayalType costumed actors
special effects
firstAppearance The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
firstAppearanceYear 1900
genre fantasy
homeRegion Gillikin Country
forests of Oz
inspiredBy traditional flying demon imagery
language English (in books)
magicalObjectThatControls Golden Cap
medium children's literature
notableAction attacked the Scarecrow Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion
carried Dorothy and Toto out of danger
notableFor iconic appearance in 1939 MGM film
notableMaster Dorothy Gale
Wicked Witch of the West
The Wizard of Oz
surface form: Wizard of Oz
numberOfSummonsPerOwner 3
obeyWhoeverControls Golden Cap
originStoryInvolves offending a powerful fairy
punishedBy Queen Gayelette
punishmentResult enslaved to the Golden Cap
roleInStory reluctant helpers of protagonists
servants of antagonists
serve wearer of the Golden Cap
species monkey
visualCharacteristic feathered wings
small uniforms or caps (in 1939 film)

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz character Winged Monkeys
Wicked Witch of the West commanded Winged Monkeys