![]() ![]() ![]() Known to choose a single mate for its lifetime, this awesome creature represents loyalty, fidelity, and lasting love, all of which mirror several Christian concepts. ![]() Often depicted with large, horse-like ears, the griffin has adopted its nemesis’ symbolism which includes freedom, determination, beauty, majesty, and valor. Since it has not been entirely proven, the griffin’s many similarities with modern-day animals have made it a known symbol of ancient wisdom, contradiction, secrecy, and mysticism. Occasionally referred to as griffon and gryphon, a handful of researchers believe that this creature was derived from the real-world dinosaur Protoceratops whose fossilized remains were found in the gold mines of the Altai mountain of Scythia, which is now modern-day Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Believed to have pulled the carriage of the Sun god Apollo, they served as the guardians of great treasures, using their otherworldly strength and frightening appearance to scare wannabe thieves away making them a strong symbol of protection, guardianship, and safety. Indicating the potent combination of intelligence, potential, and vigor, griffins were considered to be extraordinarily majestic and powerful as they featured the mix of the king of the beast and the ruler of the skies. Griffin’s heads are often adorned with feathers and/or horns. The most popular depiction would likely involve something having paws rather than hands which attachment point between their tail-ends resembles that same area where eagles’ bills sit – though this could just come down printing convenience since readers know what kind of beasties await within these pages already. They have been seen throughout human history as well some say they live beneath rocks while others claim their mother was made out of bird feathers! Griffins are said to be the offspring of a lion and an eagle, usually with wings like those belonging to different cultures. The Griffin is a mythological creature with the head, wings and front feet of an eagle and the back half of a lion. In Greek mythology the griffins were always at war against a race of one-eyed humans called Arimaspians who were constantly trying to steal their gold.“Man must rise above the Earth-to the top of the atmosphere and beyond-for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.” Socrates What is the griffin animal? Hippogriffs, like the one in the Harry Potter stories, are said to be the offspring of a griffin and a horse - even though griffins are traditionally said to hate horses. In Roman art, griffins are often pulling the chariot of Nemesis (goddess of justice and revenge). In Assyria (an ancient empire of western Asia,) both the griffin and the dragon were symbols of wisdom. ![]() In hieroglyphics, griffins represent heat and summer. They are well known for their speed, ability to fly and having eyes like an eagle, as well as the strength and courage of a lion. They would eat the men and devour their horses. Of course, this lured hunters, so griffins kept a very hostile guard over their nests. These winged monsters would find gold in the mountains and built nests from it. The griffin is said to be native to India, although nobody knows for sure exactly where it came from. ![]()
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