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Sassanid bowl with sitting griffin, gilted silver, from Iran.. The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, romanized: grýps; Classical Latin: gryps or grypus; [1] Late and Medieval Latin: [2] gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs.
Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942) Myths of the Ancient Greeks by Richard P. Martin (2003) The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March (2008) The Gods of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1951) The Heroes of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1959) A Handbook of Greek Mythology by H. J. Rose (1928) The Complete World of Greek Mythology by ...
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The word sphinx comes from the Greek Σφίγξ, associated by folk etymology with the verb σφίγγειν (sphíngēn), meaning "to squeeze", "to tighten up". [5] [6] [7] This name may be derived from the fact that lions kill their prey by strangulation, biting the throat of prey and holding them down until they die.
Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes is a book written by Edith Hamilton, published in 1942 by Little, Brown and Company. [1] It has been reissued since then by several publishers, including its 75th anniversary illustrated edition. [2] It retells stories of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology drawn from a variety of sources. The ...
Saptarshi: Vishvamitra (top left), Jamadagni (top middle), Gautama (top right), Vasishtha (in the middle, beardless), Kashyapa (down left), Bharadvaja (down middle, in a yogic asana, upside down), Atri (down right).
1929 Belgian banknote, depicting Ceres, Neptune and caduceus Ballads of bravery (1877) part of Arthurian mythology. Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society.
In Norse mythology Mundilfari (Old Norse: [ˈmuntelˌfɑre]; rendered variously Mundilfari, Mundilföri and Mundilfœri) (Old Norse, possibly "the one moving according to particular times" [1]) is the father of Sól, goddess associated with the Sun, and Máni, associated with the Moon.