What is Griffin?

4 min readJul 6, 2021

Griffin is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes 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 the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.

Mythological Creatures

Griffin, a mixture of lion and eagle, is a powerful figure in Ancient Egyptian and Persian mythology. Griffin’s body is depicted as a lion’s body and claws, an eagle’s head and wings. According to mythology, these gigantic creatures are the guards guarding great treasures in Ancient Egypt and Persia.

Elf

An elf (plural: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore (especially North Germanic mythology and folklore). In medieval Germanic-speaking cultures, elves generally seem to have been thought of as beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them.[1] However, the details of these beliefs have varied considerably over time and space, and have flourished in both pre-Christian and Christian cultures.

Cerberus

Kerberos (ancient Greek: Κέρϐερος / Kérberos, Latin: Cerberus), three-headed dog that guards the gate of the underground where the dead ruled by Hades in Greek mythology[1] (according to Hesiode it had 50 heads, and according to Horace it had 100 heads). This dog, whose tail is a snake and has numerous snake heads on its back, with poisonous bites, is among the 12 duties of Heracles. Kerberos means ‘demon of the deep, demonic pit’ in Greek.

Pegasus

It is a creature depicted as a white-winged horse in Greek Mythology. It is said that Medusa, who was beheaded by Perseus, was born with her sister Chrysaor from her blood spurting to the ground. (According to this story, Medusa is considered to be her mother and her father as Poseidon, the God of the Seas.)

Pegasus, born from the blood of Medusa, left the earth and flew to the realm of the gods. There he undertook the task of bringing the lightning bolts of Zeus.

Basilisk

This creature, mentioned in European Stories, is a mythical creature with poisonous fangs that can turn living things into stone or kill them with their gaze. It is said that he breathes fire from his mouth and can even kill living things with just his hissing.
This creature, which has existed for many years, is depicted as a giant snake. Basilisk is also known as “King” in Greek. The name Basilisk comes from ‘Basilikos’ meaning ‘King of Snakes’.

Cyclops

Cyclops, often referred to as the ‘One-Eyed Giant’, is a part of Ancient Greek mythology. Cyclops, who live away from any state and far from civilization, are the craftsmen who produce the lightning bolts of Zeus, Hades’ invisibility helmet, Poseidon’s three-headed spear and Artemis’ silver bow.

Chupacabra

The Chubacabra is a mythical creature that is said to have killed by sucking the blood of goats, rabbits, dogs, chickens and similar animals, which was claimed to have been first seen in Puerto Rico in 1995.

It is a creature allegedly resembling a hairless dog in America, and a fearsome-looking creature said to be able to stand on two legs, according to rumors in Puerto Rico.

Baba Yaga

Known as Yek in Turkish, a demon-like entity that deceives mankind and is the symbol of evil.
It is described as follows in Turkish and Altaic folk beliefs; He is short and strong. It represents the dark forces of the realm. It lives underground. It is also connected with the evil spirit named Yaka.
In Bulgarian culture there is a figure of a witch named Yaga. It also has meanings such as ‘evil spirit, disease created by the devil, harming’. In other dictionaries, the meaning of disease is also found in the form of ‘ig’ and ‘iklig’. In Manichaeism, it is also used in the sense of devil.