What is a gryphon?

Gryphons

A gryphon is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.

Sometimes spelled griffon or gryphon, although pronounced just the same, griffons are a majestic mix. The eagle's head is most often white, with golden specks running through it. Its eyes are, however, that of a tiger, although this is unknown to most researchers. A griffin's lion body is usually much larger than a real lion, sometimes even growing to 5 times the size of a lion. A griffin is surrounded by a mystical aura, although no light is given off, the temperature remains the same, as does the scent in the air. A real griffin, although usually rumored to be associated with fire, will have the essence of its homeland, the highest mountains of its childhood, dancing around in its eyes. Griffins are also very intelligent. The are as smart as any human.

As a child's name, it means "Strong In Faith."

The dinosaur protoceratops is thought to be the origin of the mythological griffin. Head with a beak, body similar to a medium quadroped such as a lion. Some English peasants no doubt found the bones of one once upon a time and thus the legend was born.


I can add here that the 'griffin' is believed by archeologists to be the remains of a flying prehistoric species who on discovery of their bones seemed so unlikely a creature that the resulting image in people's minds of the time could only come up with this fantastical creature.

Griffins (Gryphons) have been believed to guard the roads to gemstone and gold mines on the central plains of Asia, and that they would ask a question of the one who seeks passage to see if their intentions were pure. Many a fortune seeker supposedly died since they were found to be corrupt by the Gryphon Guardians at the Portals to the Mines.

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