The hieracosphinx is a mythical beast, a gryphon-like chimera found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry comprising a lion with the gryphon's aquiline head replaced by that of a falcon. The name was coined byHerodotus to the falcon-headed sphinxes that he saw in Egypt, the other being the ram-headed sphinx, which Herodotus called Criosphinx. The hieracosphinx is taken by some as an augury of the evil.
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Mythological Creatures
FantasyDo you know what an Ifrit is, or how Will-o'-the-Wisp attract people? Do you want to put a certain mythological creature in your story, but are confused on where to look it up? Well, you've come to the right place! "Mythological Creatures" will take...
