Griffin Mythological – 3D Animation

Description

GRIFFIN

For other uses, see Griffin (disambiguation), Griffon (disambiguation), and Gryphon (disambiguation).
In the Throne Room, Palace of Knossos, Crete, original from Bronze Age
Creature information
Other name(s)	Axex, Opinici, Keythong
Grouping	Mythical creature
Similar entities	Hippogriff
Folklore	Greece, Ancient Iran, Armenia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, romanized: grýps; Classical Latin: gryps or grypus; Late and Medieval Latin: gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs.

Falcon-headed feline predator or "griffin". End of Dynasty 0, c. 3000 BC, Western Kom, Tell el-Farkha, Egypt.

Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.

In Greek and Roman texts, griffins and Arimaspians were associated with gold deposits of Central Asia. The earliest classical writings were derived from Aristeas (7th cent. BC) and preserved by Herodotus and Aeschylus (mid 5th century BC), but the physical descriptions are not very explicit. Even though they are sharp-beaked, their being likened to "unbarking hounds of Zeus" has led to the speculation they were seen as wingless.

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