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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Did you know?
- Did you know Griffins was known to hate horses?
- The Griffin was constantly at war with the one eyed humans called Arimaspians the Arimaspians would always tried to steal their treasure but failed.
- Hippogriffs ( like the one in the arry potter books) are half horse and griffiins didn't like horse.
- Did you know the first person to mention the griffin 7 centuries years back before christ.They called him Guard of the gold northen Europe and the adversary of the one eyed Arimaspians.
- Did you know griffins appeard in attic vases and in relief artf of Anatolia babylon and rome.
Alexander The Great & The Griffin
Story behind the Griffin.
It was said the griffin pulled the chariot of Apollo (The sun god). It was apporiate because the Griffin was far more supieor than the horse and they had the ability ro fly Apollo from the earth to the sun. The Griffin was most common known in Ancient Greece! and most lied. Some people said that Griffin was in fact from India.
What is a Griffin?
A Griffin or gryphone is a lengendary creature with the body of a lion and wings & head of an eagle. The Griffin was consider lion king of all beastes. The Griffin was a mythology creature told by man and past down to writers, story tellers and families.Some say only females have wings.They lay egg's in golden nest and there egg's would resemble of agate. During the middle ages a lot of humens try to search for the Griffin. Because the Griffin would find treasure and store it in there nest.If men did find Griffin egg's they would mount them into golden cups, believing every bevrage would bring health to every bevrage.
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