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Griffin
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The griffin, griffon, or gryphon 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.
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Falcon-headed feline predator or "griffin". End of Dynasty 0, c. 3000 BC, Western Kom, Tell el-Farkha, Egypt.
Falcon-headed feline predator or "griffin". End of Dynasty 0, c. 3000 BC, Western Kom, Tell el-Farkha, Egypt.
Shirdal on the silver cup, Iranian Art.
Shirdal on the silver cup, Iranian Art.
Bronze figure of a griffin, Roman period (AD 50–270)
Bronze figure of a griffin, Roman period (AD 50–270)
Phoenix (mythology)
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The phoenix is a legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology
A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806)
A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806)
According to the Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, the "Numidian crane" represents the phoenix on the coinage of Antoninus Pius (r.
According to the Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, the "Numidian crane" represents the phoenix on the coinage of Antoninus Pius (r. 138–161).
According to Harris Rackham, Pliny the Elder's description of a phoenix in Natural History "tallies fairly closely with the golden pheasant of the Far
According to Harris Rackham, Pliny the Elder's description of a phoenix in Natural History "tallies fairly closely with the golden pheasant of the Far East".
5th-century mosaic of a nimbate phoenix from Daphne, Antioch, in Roman Syria (Louvre)
5th-century mosaic of a nimbate phoenix from Daphne, Antioch, in Roman Syria (Louvre)