The Ziz is a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan.
Clockwise from left: Behemoth (on earth), Ziz (in sky), and Leviathan (under sea).
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.
Sassanid bowl with sitting griffin, gilted silver, from Iran.
Restored griffin fresco. —In the Throne Room, Palace of Knossos, Crete, original from Bronze Age
Shirdal on the silver cup, Iranian Art.
Bronze figure of a griffin, Roman period (AD 50–270)