Illustration of griffin
variants
or griffon
or less commonly gryphon
: a mythical animal typically having the head, forepart, and wings of an eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a lion
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin, the mythological creature, after determining that the artifact from the 7th century B.C. was likely stolen from an archaeological museum in Olympia in the 1930s.
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Graham Bowley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The counter is decorated with a snarling griffin, its open mouth and lolling tongue pointed at the shop girl.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
The game harps on the idea that there is tension between these elements—how can a hardened warrior care for a fluffy baby griffin?
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Graham Bowley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Think animal jewelry — bridles, straps and other harness parts adorned with eagle heads, rosettes, griffins, busts of Herakles, serpents and lions, often shaped from gold.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The counter is decorated with a snarling griffin, its open mouth and lolling tongue pointed at the shop girl.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
The game harps on the idea that there is tension between these elements—how can a hardened warrior care for a fluffy baby griffin?
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Griffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/griffin. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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Griffin
geographical name
Grif·fin
ˈgri-fən 
city south-southeast of Atlanta in west central Georgia population 23,643
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