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the apex predator that filed half its taxes as eagle, half as lion.
means A mythical creature with the head, wings, and talons of an eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion, long regarded as a guardian of gold and treasure.
from From the Latin 'gryphus' and Greek 'gryps,' which likely traces back to a word meaning 'hooked' or 'curved' — fitting for a beast all beak and claw. Some scholars suspect a deeper loan from an ancient Near Eastern source, since griffin-like guardians prowl the art of Mesopotamia and Persia, but the trail is hazy. The double spelling — gryphon, griffin, griffon — is just English never quite deciding how to wrangle the Greek.
- royal mashup
- Combines the king of beasts and king of birds
- gold guard
- Ancient myths cast them as treasure protectors
- heraldry star
- Symbol of courage on countless coats of arms
- flat earth
- Believed to nest near gold-rich Scythian mountains
- chimera kin
- Likely inspired by fossilized Protoceratops skulls
griffon brewery — belgian brewery founded in 1892 in turnhout, known for strong ales
griffon air — canadian regional airline operating from 1992 to 2002