Difference between revisions of "Hippogriff"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_127129" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_127129" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. </p> | <p> (n.) [[A]] fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43804" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43804" /> == | ||
<p> in the mythology of the | <p> in the mythology of the Middle Ages, was a fabulous animal, half horse, half griffin, which cleaves the air with preternatural swiftness. The [[Italian]] poet, Bojardo, seems to have invented it. Modern German poets use the name frequently for the muses' steed, [[Pegasus]] (q.v.). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 03:54, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
in the mythology of the Middle Ages, was a fabulous animal, half horse, half griffin, which cleaves the air with preternatural swiftness. The Italian poet, Bojardo, seems to have invented it. Modern German poets use the name frequently for the muses' steed, Pegasus (q.v.).
