Griffin

The griffin (also spelled gryphon, gryphen, griffon or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle with the addition of prominent ears. The female has the wings of an eagle. The griffin is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and equine ears jutting from its skull. Some writers describe the tail as a serpent. See the entry European dragon for a 19th century painting of St George and the dragon, showing a dragon very like a classically-conceived griffin.

External links

• The Gryphon Pages - An online repository of all things pertaining to Gryphons.
• Griffins in Art and on the Web, an "art history through griffins"
• Greek Mythology Link Bestiary: Griffin, quoting Herodotus, Pausanias, Strabo
• Fossil Hunters: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times
• Lady Gryphon's Mythical Realm: Griffin Aerie