Change:  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.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 213)

Change:  dragon,dragon, showing a dragon verythat 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.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 182)

Change: Moved by Ravenite May 19 2008, 9:40 AM EDT

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Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 181)