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Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art, by John Vinycomb, [1909], at sacred-texts.com


The Male Griffin

The griffin is sometimes borne sans wings and termed a male griffin, as in the supporters to the

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arms of the Marquis of Ormond, but spikes or rays proceed from various parts of its body; sometimes it has two long straight
Male Griffin
horns.


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