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* In ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', [[The Ace|Nick Angel]] makes it his personal mission to track down a rogue swan and bring it to justice. During the climax of the film, {{spoiler|[[Brick Joke|It attacks]] [[Big Bad|Frank Butterman]], stopping him [[Just for Pun|single-wingedly]].}}
* Not swans ''per se'', but the Pegasi from the "Pastoral Symphony" in ''[[Fantasia]]'' evoke their imagery when they land on a lake and glide along its surface.
* [[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]] briefly landed on a pair of swans and riding on them as if they were waterskis while taking the Darling children to Neverland during the song "You Can Fly!"
** Even if ''you'' can fly, don't try that one at home, kids.
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* {{spoiler|Ingrid}}, the Swan, is a character from Graeme Base's ''The Eleventh Hour.''
* E.B. White's ''[[The Trumpet of the Swan]]'' is a weird [[Magic Realism]] story about a swan who wants to play a literal trumpet.
* ''[[
* There is a running gag in [[Shades of Grey]] involving swans of various sizes being very dangerous.
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* In ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]'', the one female Rider (Femme and Siren, respectively) is a swan-themed [[Distaff Counterpart]] of [[The Lancer]] (who himself has a bat theme).
* Sieg, one of several heroic [[Monster of the Week|Imagin]], who gives ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' the ability to transform into the powerful Wing Form. In-series, he's actually based on ''[[Swan Lake]]''.
* And ''[[
* In ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]'', Kaori Rokumeikan is White Swan.
** Similarly, DekaSwan from ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''.
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* Swans are revered in Hinduism, and are compared to saintly persons whose chief characteristic is to be in the world without getting attached to it, just as a swan's feather does not get wet although it is in water.
* Hans Christian Andersen's tale "The Wild Swans" is similar to the "Children of Lir" story. The king has eleven sons and one daughter, named Elisa. The evil stepmother turns the eleven brothers into swans and banishes Elisa, an interesting exception to the tradition of swan maidens.
* The fairy tale "[[
* Lohengrin, one of the Knights of the Round Table, was known as the Knight of the Swan and is often shown in a boat pulled by swans.
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' gives us [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Swanna_(Pok%C3%A9mon) Swanna], the [[Exactly What It Says
* In ''[[Loom]]'', Weavers turn one another (or occasionally themselves) into swans, usually as a precursor to exile.
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== Western Animation ==
* The second skit of the Warner Brothers [[Merrie Melodies]] production "[[A Corny Concerto]]" features a sequence involving swans and an ugly duckling to the music of Johann Strauss' The Blue Danube.
* [[Adventure Time
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* Swan Upping is an annual ceremonial and practical activity in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and then released.
* The Sydney Swans are an [[Australian Rules Football]] team based in Sydney, Australia.
* [[wikipedia:Cygnus (constellation)|Cygnus.]] [[Exactly What It Says
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