Difference between revisions of "Griffin"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42269" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42269" /> == | ||
<p> in | <p> in Greek mythology, was a fabulous animal, in size like a lion, with four clawy feet, two wings, and the hooked bill of an eagle. It seems to have been an Oriental conception This fantastic creature is the centre of a rare circle of myths, and it is mentioned by [[Hesiod]] and [[Herodotus]] as the guard of the gold in the innermost of northern Europe, which the one-eyed Arimaspes stole. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74114" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_74114" /> == | ||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
in Greek mythology, was a fabulous animal, in size like a lion, with four clawy feet, two wings, and the hooked bill of an eagle. It seems to have been an Oriental conception This fantastic creature is the centre of a rare circle of myths, and it is mentioned by Hesiod and Herodotus as the guard of the gold in the innermost of northern Europe, which the one-eyed Arimaspes stole.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
chimerical fabulous animal with the body and legs of a lion in symbol of strength, with the wings and beak of an eagle in symbol of swiftness, with the ears of a horse in symbol of watchfulness, and instead of a mane the fin of a fish; figures among heraldic symbols with the significance here indicated.
