GRIFFON See also:

• GRIFFIN
• GRIFFIN [O'GRIoBTA, O'GREEVA], GERALD (1803-1840)
• GRIFFON GRIFFIN

GRIFFIN  or GRYPHON (from Fr. griffon, See also:

• LAT

Lat. gryphus, Gr. ypG '), in the natural See also:

• HISTORY

history of the ancients, the name of an imaginary rapacious creature of the See also:

• EAGLE (Fr. aigle, from the Lat. aquila)

eagle See also:

• SPECIES

species, represented with four legs, wings and a See also:

• BEAK (early forms beke and becke, from Fr. bec, late Lat. beccus, supposed to be a Gaulish word; the Celtic bec and beq, however, are taken from the English)

beak,—the fore See also:

• PART

part resembling an eagle and the hinder a See also:

• LION
• LION (Lat, leo, leonis; Gr. Mew)

lion . In addition, some writers describe the tail as a See also:

• SERPENT (Lat. serpens, creeping, from serpere; cf. "reptile " from repere, Gr.4 ml-eta)

serpent . This See also:

• ANIMAL
• ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

animal, which was supposed to See also:

• WATCH (in O. Eng. wcecce, a keeping guard or watching, from wacian, to guard, watch, wacan, to wake)

watch over See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold mines and hidden treasures, and to be the enemy of the See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse, was consecrated to the See also:

• SUN
• SUN (0. Eng. sonne, Ger. sonne. Fr. soleil, Lat. sol, Gr. ijXior, from which comes helio- in various English compounds)

Sun; and the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient painters represented the See also:

• CHARIOT (derived from an O. Fr. word, formed from char, a car)

chariot of the Sun as See also:

• DRAWN

drawn by griffins . According to Spanheim, those of See also:

• JUPITER

Jupiter and See also:

• NEMESIS

Nemesis were similarly provided . The See also:

• GRIFFIN
• GRIFFIN [O'GRIoBTA, O'GREEVA], GERALD (1803-1840)
• GRIFFIN, GRIFFON

griffin of Scripture is probably the See also:

• OSPREY, or OSPRAY

osprey, and the name is now given to a species of See also:

• VULTURE

vulture . The griffin was said to inhabit See also:

• ASIATIC

Asiatic See also:

• SCYTHIA (Gr. EKuOia)

Scythia, where gold and See also:

• PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

precious stones were abundant; and when strangers approached to gather these the creatures leapt upon them and tore them in pieces, thus chastising human avarice and greed . The one-eyed See also:

• ARIMASPI

Arimaspi waged See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with them, according to See also:

• HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

Herodotus (iii . 16) . See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John de See also:

• MANDEVILLE, BERNARD DE (1670-1733)
• MANDEVILLE, GEOFFREY DE (d. 1144)

Mandeville, in his Travels, described a griffin as eight times larger than a lion . The griffin is frequently seen as a See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge in See also:

• HERALDRY

heraldry (see HERALDRY, fig . 163); and in architectural decoration is usually represented as a four-footed beast with wings and the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of a See also:

• LEOPARD

leopard or See also:

• TIGER
• TIGER (Felis tigris)

tiger with horns, or with the head and beak of an eagle; in the latter See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case, but very rarely, with two legs . To what extent it owes its origin to See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian See also:

• SCULPTURE
• SCULPTURE (Lat. sculptura, from sculpere, to carve, cognate with Gr. yXb4ew)

sculpture is not known, the capitals at See also:

• PERSEPOLIS

Persepolis have sometimes leopard or lion heads with horns, and four-footed beasts with the beaks of eagles are represented in bas-reliefs .

In the See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo Branchidae near See also:

• MILETUS (mod. Palatia)

Miletus in See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, the winged griffin of the capitals has leopards' heads with horns . In the capitals of the so-called lesser See also:

• PROPYLAEA (Ilp6sruXov, 1pol- mala)

propylaea at See also:

• ELEUSIS

Eleusis conventional eagles with two feet support the angles of the See also:

• ABACUS (Gr. 15t(34, a slab; Fr. abaque, tailloir)

abacus . The greater number of those in See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome have eagles' beaks, as in the See also:

• FRIEZE

frieze of the temple of See also:

• ANTONINUS, SAINT ANTONIO PIEROZZI

Antoninus and See also:

• FAUSTINA, ANNIA GALERIA

Faustina, and their tails develop into conventional foliage . A similar See also:

• DEVICE

device was found in the See also:

• FORUM (Lat. from foris, " out of doors ")

Forum of See also:

• TRAJAN [MARCUS ULPIUS TRAJANUS] (A. D. 53-117)

Trajan . The best decorative employment of the griffin is found in the See also:

• VERTICAL (from Lat. vertex, highest point)

vertical supports of tables, of which there are two or three examples in See also:

• POMPEII

Pompeii and others in the Vatican and the museums in Rome . In some of these cases the head is that of a lion at one end of the support and an eagle at the' ,other end, and there is only one strongly See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed paw; the wings circling See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round at the See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form conspicuous features on the sides of these supports, the surfaces below being filled with conventional See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek foliage .