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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:09 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:10 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:12 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:13 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:16 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:19 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:19 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:19 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:20 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:21 pm
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"The Griffin in (Persian شیردال shir-dal meaning lion eagle) (also spelled gryphon and, less commonly, gryphen, griffon, griffen, or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Often, griffins are depicted with a pair of prominent ears, traditionally termed "a**' ears". Since the lion was considered the "King of the Beasts" and the eagle the "King of the Air", the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Some traditions say that only female griffins have wings. The griffin is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and equine ears jutting from its skull. Some writers describe the tail as a serpent. See the entry European dragon for a 19th century painting of St George and the dragon, showing a dragon very like a classically-conceived griffin."
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:21 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:21 pm
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:22 pm
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