Griffin - Lisbon, Portugal - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

This large fountain has two sculptures of griffins at either end spitting water into a large basin. A small centerpiece also spouts out some water. The fountain is located in the center of the walkway on Lisbon's Avenida da Liberdade.
Wikipedia (visit link) informs us:

"The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: ???f??, grýphon, or ???p??, grýpon, early form ????, grýps; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of all creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions. Adrienne Mayor, a classical folklorist, proposes that the griffin was an ancient misconception derived from the fossilized remains of the Protoceratops found in gold mines in the Altai mountains of Scythia, in present day southeastern Kazakhstan, or in Mongolia. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine. Some have suggested that the word griffin is cognate with Cherub."

Time Period: Ancient Approximate Date of Epic Period: 3300 BC Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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