griffin
mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle
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Summary
griffin ranks in the top 0.49% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,971 views/month, #381 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: mythical hybrid[2]
- Part of: Greek mythology[3]
- Commons category: Griffins[4]
- Said to be the same as: opinicus[5], Anqa[6]
- Has part(s): eagle[7], lion[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Griffins[9]
- Depicted by: Fighting between griffin and panther, Lucanian fresco (Paestum)[10]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Pauly–Wissowa[18]
- Different from: griffin in a work of fiction[19]
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Influence
Things named for griffin include ORP Gryf[20], a minelayer[21]; Order of the Griffon[22], an order[23], in Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[24], founded in 1884[25]; and HSwMS Gripen[26], an attack submarine[27].
Why It Matters
griffin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] griffin is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for griffin include ORP Gryf[20], a minelayer[21]; Order of the Griffon[22], an order[23], in Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[24], founded in 1884[25]; and HSwMS Gripen[26], an attack submarine[27].