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To: Clappy who wrote (11735)11/5/2000 8:07:30 AM
From: bela_ghoulashi  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 65232
 
Re Griffins and the Wheel of Fortune:

From Hans Biedermann's Dictionary of Symbolism

A fabulous animal, symbolically significant for its domination of both the earth and the sky - because of its lion's body and eagle's head and wings. It has typological antecedents in ancient Asia, especially in the Assyrian k'rub, which is also the source of the Hebrew cherub. The frequent representations of griffin-like creatures in Persian art made them symbolize ancient Persia for the Jews. In Greece the griffin was a symbol of vigilant strength; Apollo rode one, and griffins guarded the gold of the Hyperboreans of the far north. The griffin was also an embodiment of Nemesis, the goddess of retribution, and turned her wheel of fortune.



To: Clappy who wrote (11735)11/5/2000 8:31:19 AM
From: Annette  Respond to of 65232
 
Exactly.
That or I will
get more statues depicting characters from Alice in Wonderland.
Also, it is said that griffins are guardians of the Holy Grail, which I was so lucky to have been the high bidder for it on Ebay last week...