Griffin

Griffin
Restored griffin fresco.
—In the Throne Room, Palace of Knossos, Crete, original from Bronze Age
Creature information
Other name(s)Axex, Opinici, Keythong
GroupingMythical creature
Similar entitiesHippogriff
FolkloreWorldwide

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, romanized: grýps; Classical Latin: gryps or grypus;[1] Late and Medieval Latin:[2] gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) 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.

  1. ^ Félix Gaffiot (1934). Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français. Paris: Hachette.
  2. ^ Ronald Edward Latham; David Robert Howlett; Richard Ashdowne (1975–2013). Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources. London: British Academy.
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