griffinˈgrɪf ɪn
griffin (n)
English Definitions:
gryphon, griffin, griffon (noun)
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
griffin (Noun)
A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
griffin (Noun)
A person who has just arrived from Europe.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Griffith.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A Irish surname, an anglicization of Ó Gríobhtha or Ó Grifín
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A Welsh patronymic surname.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A male given name from Welsh derived from Griffinus, a latinized form of Griffith.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A female given name.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A city, the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, United States, named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for a family of early settlers.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A town in Indiana; named for postmaster Samuel Griffin.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A community in Saskatchewan.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
An unincorporated community in Missouri.
Griffin (ProperNoun)
A former settlement in Illinois.
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of the creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions. Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklorist, proposes that the griffin was an ancient misconception derived from the fossilized remains of the Protoceratops found in gold mines in the Altai mountains of Scythia, in present day southeastern Kazakhstan, or in Mongolia. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine. Some have suggested that the word griffin is cognate with Cherub.
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, gryps; Classical Latin: grȳps or grȳpus; Late and Medieval Latin: gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.In Greek and Roman texts, griffins and Arimaspians were associated with gold deposits of Central Asia. Indeed, as Pliny the Elder wrote, "griffins were said to lay eggs in burrows on the ground and these nests contained gold nuggets."In medieval heraldry, the griffin became a Christian symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine.
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