Griffin

“Griffin, from a Greek Sarcophagus. GRIFFIN. In mythology, an imaginary animal supposed to be generated between the lion and the eagle, and to combine the head, front, and wings of an eagle with the body and hind quarters of a lion.” -Whitney, 1911

Keywords

Greek, bird, Lion, mythology, bas relief, Griffin, gryphon, engraving, sarcophagus

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Greek Mythology: E-G

Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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