changingoftheguard: my-ear-trumpet: ushishir: yama-bato: GRIFFIN Print made by Israhel van Meckenem After Martin Schongauer Date1465-1500 (c.) via via http://marinni.livejournal.com “The griffin (also spelled “grifon”, “gripon”, or, most commonly, “gryphon” and referred to in Latin as gryphes) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Griffins are normally known for guarding treasure.[1] In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin) Beautiful, I still pine for a cat I had 20 yars ago called Griffin who flew off somewhere. View high resolution

changingoftheguard:

my-ear-trumpet:

ushishir:

yama-bato:

GRIFFIN

Print made by Israhel van Meckenem
After Martin Schongauer
Date
1465-1500 (c.)

via via http://marinni.livejournal.com

“The griffin (also spelled “grifon”, “gripon”, or, most commonly, “gryphon” and referred to in Latin as gryphes) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Griffins are normally known for guarding treasure.[1] In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine”(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin)

Beautiful, I still pine for a cat I had 20 yars ago called Griffin who flew off somewhere.

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