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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.
Knossos fresco in throne palace
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.
Bronze figure of a griffin, Roman period (AD 50–270)
Legendary creature
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A legendary creature is a type of supernatural entity that is described in folklore, and may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been scientifically shown to exist. In the
Griffin
…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. In Greek and Roman texts, griffins…
![Several legendary creatures[further explanation needed] from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/J.F.Bertuch-Fabelwesen2.JPG/500px-J.F.Bertuch-Fabelwesen2.JPG)
Several legendary creatures[further explanation needed] from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch
In classical mythology, the Minotaur was defeated by the hero Theseus.
Medieval bestiaries included mythical animals like the monoceros (above) alongside real animals like the bear.
Symbolic power: a dragon in the Imperial City, Huế, Vietnam