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- The gryphon (or griffin) myth originates somewhere in the Near or Middle East. The mythical beast is found depicted in ancient Babylonian, Assyrian, and Persian paintings and sculptures, having the head and wings of an eagle and the lower body of a lion. Griffins were supposedly guardians of the gold mines of ancient Scythia, and this story was often conflated with their having nests of gold and laying eggs of agate, which they guarded fiercely. Their eyesight, owing to their aquiline heritage, was clear and sharp and they became known as well for their swiftness.
