[DOC] [TLE] Griffin - Wikipedia [PAR] The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back 
legs of a lion; ... Its eagle's head is conventionally given prominent ears; these 
are sometimes .... The guarded Gold [...] ... In every part of their body they are 
lions, and in wings and heads are like eagles, and they are fierce enemies of 
horses. [DOC] [TLE] Lamassu - Wikipedia [PAR] A lamassu is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having a human's 
head, a body of an ox or a lion, and ... In art, lamassu were depicted as hybrids, 
either winged bulls or lions with the head of a human male. The motif of a winged 
animal with a human head is common to the Near East, first recorded in Ebla... [DOC] [TLE] GRIFFIN (Gryps) - Eagle-Headed & Winged Lion of Greek Mythology [PAR] A tribe of the creatures guarded rich deposits of gold in the mountains of ... Their 
one-eyed neighbours, the Arimaspians, battled them for these riches. ... The body 
of the griffin was that of a lion, while the head and wings were those of an eagle. 
... in the poem "Arimaspae " of Aristeas they must have played a prominent part. [DOC] [TLE] The Mythology of the Griffin - Gods And Monsters [PAR] The griffin is a fascinating mythical creature whose roots reach from western 
Europe to the ... In any mythology, the griffin is portrayed as a mix between an 
eagle and a lion. ... Griffin mythology reads a lot like dragon mythology in that 
griffins were ... who spent a good deal of time seeking out and guarding gold and 
treasures. [DOC] [TLE] Griffins - Skeptoid [PAR] Nov 25, 2014 ... Griffins, considered absurd mythological beasts today, were actually our first 
attempt to explain fossils. ... the griffin, the famous creature said to have the head 
of an eagle and the body of a lion, found guarding gold in the mountains ... more 
as a natural animal, just part of the landscape in a far off exotic land. [DOC] [TLE] Mythical Creatures and Monsters - Timeless Myths [PAR] Feb 8, 2008 ... These Myrmidon warriors wore black armour and shields. ... Cadmus killed a 
dragon that guarded a spring, sacred to Ares. ... They were beings: part man and 
part serpent. ... and was closely related to the more famous hound, Cerberus. .... 
Crommyonian Sow. Erymanthian Boar. Nemean Lion. Eagle... [DOC] [TLE] Sphinx - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Sep 8, 2012 ... A sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion, most often with a human ... 
Sphinxes were first created by the Egyptians and usually wore a nemes ... is not 
known and the most famous sphinx of all, the Great Sphinx of Giza, ... (a fire-
breathing monster with three heads and a body part lion, goat, snake... [DOC] [TLE] Mythology - Ray Sahelian, M.D. [PAR] Dionysus told Midas to bathe in river of gold. Fufluns was the Etruscan ..... Part 
eagle & part lion, these mythical beasts were famous for guarding gold. Hob This
... [DOC] [TLE] Griffin and Arimaspeans - Silkroad Foundation [PAR] Griffin-type animals combining the features of birds and mammals appeared in ... 
North of them lived the Arimaspeans born with one eye. Beyond were the gold-
guarding griffins. ... Griffins are like lions but with the beak and wings of an eagle. 
... The Bactrians say that griffins guard the gold of those parts, which they dig up... [DOC] [TLE] Unknown Explorers - Griffin / Griffon / Gryphon [PAR] In the ancient world the lion was often considered to be the King of all Beasts, 
when ... Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright, believed that these animals ... in 
his three part work, known as Bulfinch's Mythology, that the Griffins were more 
than ... Perhaps the most famous story regarding the Griffin involves the notorious
... [DOC] [TLE] Griffins - The Eagle and the Lion - Crystalinks [PAR] The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and

Question: Part eagle & part lion, these mythical beasts were famous for guarding gold
Answer: Griffins