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More folklore fun with Humon!

This time it's griffins. First off, what is a griffin? It's a creature with parts from a lion and an eagle, and occasionally another animal mixed in. That is why a hippogrif is not another type of griffin because it's a mix of a horse and an eagle, occasionally with cat ears. Another thing that sets it apart from griffins is that they are only from literature, unlike the griffin which has it roots in folklore and religion, and people actually thought they were real animals. The hippogrif was never believed to be real.

Whit that out of the way, let's kick off with the Bird Griffin. This is the oldest kind we know of, and there are pictures of it that are more than 5000 years old. This is also the only type that became popular in Europe, while the rest stayed in their respective areas. They were considered vicious hunters and it was believed that they were the enemies of horses.

The Lion Griffins were used as protectors, and most pictures of them depicts them guarding gods or sacred areas. The lion griffin with an eagle head may sometimes have a lion's hind legs as well, but can always be told from a bird griffin by it's eagle tail.
(There is a third kind that is a lion with wings, but they were never popular)

The Snake Griffin is often confused with a dragon because of it's snake parts and scaley body, but was intended to be a griffin. This type was also a guardian creature.
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~dabblerer Feb 26, 2013  New member
actually a hippogriff is a griffon and a horse, supposed to be a representation of impossibility because griffons hate horses and will eat them whenever they encounter them.
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~CharlieAlphaFoxtrot Feb 22, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Cute lion griffin.
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~lordinglip666 Oct 24, 2012
lol Snake Griffin wtf are you doing.
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~MizuPics Oct 24, 2012
So what's your opinion on the griffin/gryphon/griffon spelling?

My tendency is to use griffin for the creature, Gryphon for the name (main OC...) and I don't think I've ever used griffon, but I saw it somewhere.
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~Protodramon Oct 16, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Mythology 101 with Humon
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~BewareTheIdesOfMarch Sep 29, 2012
Wow! I love the Lion Griffin!! Both of them!!!!!
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~JessicaYean Sep 27, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing! 8D
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~StephenFauster Sep 26, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Pygmy Gryphons, anyone?
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~yellowflowerevy Sep 13, 2012  Student General Artist
...*wants to do this with sphinx now*
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~Saphari Aug 22, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
do you know if there is a griffin that has the head and legs of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the hind legs of a horse? if so what's it called? love your work, btw.
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