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Griffin Wallpaperby *WhiteRaven90

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I've been using this as my wallpaper for quite some time. It looks nice on my 1280x1024 screen so i thought i'd share it.

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~hinata15hyuga May 17, 2012

i love griffins YAY!

~GRIFFINOFNUKES Nov 13, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

griffins front feet are eagle talons...

*WhiteRaven90 Apr 10, 2012 Professional General Artist

If you look closely, i did not say what these creatures are.

Plus it pays off to know how many ancient renditions of the griffin exist. [link] Including wingless griffins and griffins with the forelimbs of a lion.

~GRIFFINOFNUKES Apr 10, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

It says Griffin Wallpaper e-e
Plus I like the ORIGINAL form more (eagle talons, wings, head, lion body and some kind of pointy ears e-e)

*WhiteRaven90 Apr 11, 2012 Professional General Artist

Maybe it's the creature's name. Like Bones, Skittles, Pinkie, Spike... Griffin. Stupid argument i know.
But. If by original we are referring to oldest depiction, that would be this: [link] "The earliest depiction of griffins are the 15th century BC frescoes in the Throne Room of the Bronze Age Palace of Knossos" Or if we are thinking about the Egyptian griffins ( "there is evidence of representations of Griffins in Ancient Egyptian art as far back as 3,300 BC" ), here: [link]
The general consensus is that a griffin is a creature that has the head of an eagle and a body of a lion, and from that point on, depictions vary. Even the Romans had many of them without eagle talons. [link] [link] Wikipedia says "In heraldry, a griffin always has forelegs like an eagle's" which is accurate as far as i can tell, so the version with the talons probably became popular through heraldry (which came waaay after ancient Greece/Egypt).

~GRIFFINOFNUKES Apr 11, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Your right, this is stupid. But I always think of griffins in the way i listed in my previous comment.

*WhiteRaven90 Apr 11, 2012 Professional General Artist

Well i didn't actually know what's the first/original kind of griffin until we had this chat and i looked it up. The kind of griffin you mentioned was my first too.