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in Greek mythology, was a fabulous animal, in size like a lion, with four clawy feet, two wings, and the hooked bill of an eagle. It seems to have been an Oriental conception This fantastic creature is the centre of a rare circle of myths, and it is mentioned by Hesiod and Herodotus as the guard of the gold in the innermost of northern Europe, which the one-eyed Arimaspes stole.