Real Name: It is unrevealed whether it has any other identification than "Whole Moon Hawk"

Identity/Class: Mystical being and/or (Talisman of Mystic Power);
    avian

Occupation: God-like being; protector

Group Membership: None known

Affiliations: The People of the Whole Moon Hawk (notably the Elder Singer and his disciple), Strange (aetheric creation of Dr. Stephen Strange)

Enemies: "Flogger," Poindexter;
    formerly Strange

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: The desert/outback region outside Coober Pedy, in the vicinity of Sydney, Australia

First Appearance: Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (March, 1994)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Whole Moon Hawk is apparently some sort of mystic being.

    It only appears following the Song of the Blood Opal, which is sung by the Elder Singer of the People of the Whole Moon Hawk while holding a Blood Opal in the vicinity of the Whole Moon Hawk mosaic.

    It acts to protect the ceremony and the participants, but it is unrevealed whether it is sentient or just acting on the will(s) of those who summon it?

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    As the song began, the mosaic shimmered and shifted, a glittering earthquake fulfilled the dreaming song, and powerful energies congealed and swirled, taking on the avian form of the Whole Moon Hawk.

    If the Elder Singer falters and drops the Blood Opal, and even if the Blood Opal is taken by another, the Whole Moon Hawk can continue to act, at least for a minute or so...

    The Whole Moon Hawk can fly and has sharp talons and a beak that can apparently rend flesh, at least. 

    It can project mystic energies and withstand mystic assaults from beings as powerful as Strange.

History:

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - "Long ago," gem-like stones fell to the Earth from the sky (in the vicinity of what would eventually be Sydney, Australia) and embedded themselves in the ground, establishing themselves in the form of a great bird. 

    Eventually, a figure of a bird was drawn/painted around this pattern of stones, the collective of which became known as the Whole Moon Hawk.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - The multiple Blood Opals were significant to the People of the Whole Moon Hawk who used them in the religious ceremony of the "Song of the Blood Opal," which could bring the Whole Moon Hawk to life as a mystical energy bird. 

    The dreaming song was passed down from generation to generation amongst the People of the Whole Moon Hawk.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Some outsiders came to believe that the Blood Opal was a single gem, the rarest, most precious opal in the world.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange (then limited and exiled following an attack by rival Salome) sent Strange, an aetheric duplicate/aspect of Dr. Stephen Strange to gather mystic power for Dr. Strange so he could defeat Salome. Among the things Strange sought was the Song of the Blood Opal. 

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Anthropologists Poindexter and "Flogger" sought to steal the Blood Opal, and they came to observe the ceremony of the Song of the Blood Opal, believing the Whole Moon Hawk to signify a mythical bird of prey.

     The People of the Whole Moon Hawk are apparently Aborigines -- dwelling in the outback near Coober Pedy, in the general vicinity of Sydney, Australia -- who presumably "long ago"

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - "Long ago," gem-like stones fell to the Earth from the sky (in the vicinity of what would eventually be Sydney, Australia) and embedded themselves in the ground, establishing themselves in the form of a great bird. 

    Eventually, a figure of a bird was drawn/painted around this pattern of stones, the collective of which became known as the Whole Moon Hawk.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - The multiple Blood Opals of the region were significant to the People of the Whole Moon Hawk who used them in the religious ceremony of the "Song of the Blood Opal," which could bring the Whole Moon Hawk to life as a mystical energy bird-creature. 

    The dreaming song was passed down from generation to generation amongst the People of the Whole Moon Hawk.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Some outsiders came to believe that the Blood Opal was a single gem, the rarest, most precious opal in the world.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange (then limited and exiled following an attack by rival Salome) sent Strange, an aetheric duplicate/aspect of Dr. Stephen Strange to gather mystic power for Dr. Strange so he could defeat Salome. Among the things Strange sought was the Song of the Blood Opal. 

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Anthropologists Poindexter and "Flogger" sought to steal the Blood Opal, and they came to observe the ceremony of the Song of the Blood Opal, believing the Whole Moon Hawk to signify a mythical bird of prey.

    Eventually, a figure of a bird was drawn/painted around this pattern of stones, the collective of which became known as the Whole Moon Hawk.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - The multiple Blood Opals present in the region were significant to the People of the Whole Moon Hawk who used them in the religious ceremony of the "Song of the Blood Opal," which could bring the Whole Moon Hawk to life as a mystical energy bird. 

    The dreaming song was passed down from generation to generation amongst the People of the Whole Moon Hawk, and the ceremony of the Song of the Blood Opal became a religious holiday to the People.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Sorcerer Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange (then limited and exiled following an attack by rival Salome) sent Strange, an aetheric duplicate/aspect of Dr. Stephen Strange to gather mystic power for Dr. Strange so he could defeat Salome. Among the things Strange sought was the Song of the Blood Opal. 

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63) - As the People of the Whole Moon Hawk prepared for the "Song of the Blood Opal" ceremony, anthropologists Poindexter and "Flogger" observed. Misunderstanding the ceremony on several levels, they plotted to record the ceremony and to steal the Blood Opal, believing it to be rare and valuable.

    The People silently welcomed each other with the joy of the holiday in all their hearts as well as respect for the Elder Singer who began the rites: An unspoken command from the Elder Singer was acknowledged with a reverent bow from his disciple and the first insinuation of a song. The Elder Singer raised the Blood Opal into the sky, and Strange found himself at the heart of a sudden, violent storm as the Whole Moon Hawk came to life. 

     Despite being thusly occupied, when Poindexter rushed the Elder Singer, Strange unleashed a blast that slew Poindexter. After the Elder Singer collapsed, dropping the Blood Opal, "Flogger" rushed toward the Elder Singer  and demanded the Blood Opal at gunpoint.

    After taking the Blood Opal and fleeing, Flogger was apparently slain by the Whole Moon Hawk, which subsequently faded.

    Strange then told the Elder Singer that he would hear the song. After accepting another Blood Opal from his disciple, the Elder Singer sang again. Cocking his head, Strange gathered "the precious rarity for which he came -- and fought!" (the song).

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#64) - Via the Anomaly Rue in Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, Strange traveled to Dr. Strange's Forge Canal. 

    Strange then obediently tipped his head back and released the dry and fierce voice of the elder, emotionlessly singing the eerie notes of the Song of the Blood Opal.

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Anthropologists Poindexter and "Flogger" came to the land of the People of the Whole Moon Hawk to observe the ceremony of the Song of the Blood Opal. They believed the Whole Moon Hawk to signify a mythical bird of prey, and they sought to steal the Blood Opal, which they believed to be the rarest, most precious opal in the world. 

    They were unaware that numerous such blood opals were present and the region and that they were only of religious significance to the People of the Whole Moon Hawk.

The phrase quod erat demonstrandum is a translation into Latin from the Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hoper edei deixai; abbreviated as ΟΕΔ). Translating from the Latin phrase into English yields "what was to be demonstrated". However, translating the Greek phrase ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι can produce a slightly different meaning. In particular, since the verb "δείκνυμι" also means to show or to prove, a different translation from the Greek phrase would read "The very thing it was required to have shown."

The Greek phrase was used by many early Greek mathematicians, including Euclid and Archimedes. 

    An anthropologist, he had brown hair and eyes, was somewhat swarthy, and wore a jacket, long pants, and wide-brimmed hat (until it was knocked off of his head when Strange blew up his truck)

    Presumably Australian, he was partnered with an apparently American anthropologist whom he called Poindexter. Poindexter may be his real name, or it may be a derogatory "nerd-term." He also called the American "twit" and "stupid geek."

    This anthropologist was not identified in the story other than "corrupt scientist." Rather than call him the Australian anthropologist, I'm referring to as "Flogger" for clarifications purposes. See comments.
     

(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#63 (fb) - BTS) - Anthropologists Poindexter and "Flogger" came to the land of the People of the Whole Moon Hawk to observe the ceremony of the Song of the Blood Opal. They believed the Whole Moon Hawk to signify a mythical bird of prey, and they sought to steal the Blood Opal, which they believed to be the rarest, most precious opal in the world. They were unaware that numerous such blood opals were present and the region and that they were only of religious significance to the People of the Whole Moon Hawk.