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noun - winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
noun - a mythological creature
GRYPHON - The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: , grýphn, or , grýpn, early form , grýps; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, an...
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| Variant of griffin. |
| a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs. |
| winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion |
| A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle's legs taking the place of the forelegs. |
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| The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: , grýphn, or , grýpn, early form , grýps; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of all creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions.In Greek and Roman texts, griffins and Arimaspians were associated with gold. Indeed, in later accounts, "griffins were said to lay eggs in burrows on the grounds and these nests contained gold nuggets". Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklorist, proposes that the griffin was an ancient misconception derived from the fossilized remains of the Protoceratops found in gold mines in the Altai mountains of Scythia, in present-day southeastern Kazakhstan, or i |