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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_42269" /> == | |||
<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" /> == | |||
<p> 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. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_42269"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/griffin Griffin from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_42269"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/griffin Griffin from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_74114"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/griffin Griffin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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