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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 Origins (from the griffinmaster) 1 Yesterday, 9:55 AM EDT by Dous777
 
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Well, for anyone who was wondering, as this page does not tell, griffins first where part of Indian Folklore, and where said to bring down horses with their talons.
Also, hippogryphs, whomevers idea, would not work because of that simple fact. Horses where the prey of griffins, so a hippogryph would not have been born because the griffin would have eaten the horse before it mated with it. Just so you know.
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Anonymous your mother 1 Mar 15 2010, 11:27 AM EDT by Anonymous
 
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she sucks verygood
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Anonymous re^ 0 Feb 22 2010, 9:37 AM EST by Anonymous
 
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no...its kinda cool
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