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Bible Encyclopedias
Griffin

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Greek mythology, was a fabulous animal, in size like a lion, with four clawy feet, two wings, and the hooked bill of an eagle. It seems to have been an Oriental conception This fantastic creature is the centre of a rare circle of myths, and it is mentioned by Hesiod and Herodotus as the guard of the gold in the innermost of northern Europe, which the one-eyed Arimaspes stole.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Griffin'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/griffin.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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