Still working on the gryphon story...
Aug. 31st, 2003 09:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
capri0mniA friend I was chatting with about it, found this folkloric tidbit on the Web:
Gryphon's talons were made into drinking horns, because it was believed that they could detect poison in the drink...
Now, think about that a minute: A gryphon's front half had the shape and proportions of an eagle.
If one talon were big enough to use as a drinking horn ... How big was the rest of the beast?
Tip: if you ever meet a gryphon, try not to look like a snack!
Gryphon's talons were made into drinking horns, because it was believed that they could detect poison in the drink...
Now, think about that a minute: A gryphon's front half had the shape and proportions of an eagle.
If one talon were big enough to use as a drinking horn ... How big was the rest of the beast?
Tip: if you ever meet a gryphon, try not to look like a snack!
