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vgh The Griffin (Greek gryphos, Persian شیردال‌ shirdal "lion-eagle") (also very often spelled gryphon and, less commonly, gryphen, griffon, griffen, or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Asthe lion was considered the "King of the Beasts" and the eagle the "King of the Air", the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and feathered, equine-like ears jutting from its skull. Some traditions say that only female griffins Sketch of a resting Griffinhave wings. Some writers describe the tail as a serpent. See the entry Saint George and the Dragon for a 19th century painting of St George and the dragon, showing a dragon that looks alot like a classically-conceived griffin. Classical and heraldic griffins are male and female. A "male" griffin, called a keythong in a single 15th century English heraldic manuscript, is an anomaly that belongs strictly to a late phase of English heraldry. Less commonly known to many, the griffin is a parent to the hippogriph - a combination of a horse and a griffin - even though griffens and hippogriphs are the worst of enemies.









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Anonymous Uknown Hybrid 0 Apr 3 2012, 3:00 PM EDT by Anonymous
 
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Griffins are magnefic creatures... But they are part of chemera. It is a Lion combine with a eagle together and called a Griffins. It look a lot like a Hyppogriff but it is a horse instead of a lion. (Horse combine with a eagle, see in Harry Potter and the Prisonner of Azkaban).
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Anonymous to whom IS a griffin... please peply 14 Mar 24 2012, 9:16 PM EDT by nimrod706
 
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most MYTHS and/or mythilogical creatures are based upon fact.... who knows.....would like to knoww more about people/persons who are... interesting topic and im interested in it
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Anonymous Lets Do It!!! 1 Mar 16 2012, 7:19 PM EDT by sparklefairyPumpkin
 
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We should so totally make a griffin!! they are soo amazing!!
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