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A monster having the wings, claws, and head of a griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse.

HIPPOGRIFF - The hippogriff, or sometimes spelled hippogryph (Greek: ), is a legendary creature which has the front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse....

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Fabulous gryphon-headed winged horse

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Oct 27 2002 The Telegraph - General Knowledge

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Mythology A monster having the wings, claws, and head of a griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse.
A mythical creature with the body of a horse and the wings and head of an eagle, born of the union of a male griffin and a filly.

Hippogriff description
The hippogriff, or sometimes spelled hippogryph (Greek: ), is a legendary creature which has the front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse. * The first recorded mention of the hippogriff was made by the Latin poet Virgil in his Eclogues. Though sometimes depicted during the Classical Era and during the rule of the Merovingians, it was used by Ludovico Ariosto in his Orlando Furioso, at the beginning of the 16th century. Within the poem, the hippogriff is a steed born of a mare and a griffinit is extremely fast and is presented as being able to fly around the world and to the Moon. It is ridden by magicians and the wandering knight Ruggiero, who, from the creatures back, frees the beautiful Angelica. * Sometimes depicted on coats of arms, the hippogriff became a subject of visual art in the 19th century, when it was often drawn by Gustave Doré. * The word hippogriff, also spelled hippogryph, is derived from the Ancient Greek: híppos, meaning horse, and the Italian grifo meaning g

Hippogriff description

The hippogriff, or sometimes spelled hippogryph (Greek: ), is a legendary creature which has the front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse.
* The first recorded mention of the hippogriff was made by the Latin poet Virgil in his Eclogues. Though sometimes depicted during the Classical Era and during the rule of the Merovingians, it was used by Ludovico Ariosto in his Orlando Furioso, at the beginning of the 16th century. Within the poem, the hippogriff is a steed born of a mare and a griffinit is extremely fast and is presented as being able to fly around the world and to the Moon. It is ridden by magicians and the wandering knight Ruggiero, who, from the creatures back, frees the beautiful Angelica.
* Sometimes depicted on coats of arms, the hippogriff became a subject of visual art in the 19th century, when it was often drawn by Gustave Doré.
* The word hippogriff, also spelled hippogryph, is derived from the Ancient Greek: híppos, meaning horse, and the Italian grifo meaning g

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