Hippogriff
Winged horse-eagle
A hippogriff is a mythical creature with the front half of an eagle—head, wings, and talons—and the hindquarters of a horse.
The beast appears in Renaissance Italian poetry and later fantasy literature, notably the Harry Potter series.
Since griffins and horses were legendary enemies, the hippogriff symbolizes an impossible union: as rare as a hippogriff.
Fictional adolescent sorcerer
- magical creatureSupernatural being from legend
- Prisoner of AzkabanThird wizarding school year
- executionCompleting a planned task
- fantasy novelStory featuring magic, mythical settings
Orlando Furioso · Ariosto · Rowling · Hagrid · wizarding world · Forbidden Forest
State of being unachievable
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- love conquers allBelief affection overcomes everything
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- freedomAbsence of constraint
soaring · nobility · untameable · grace · power · majesty · extraordinary · miraculous
Divine airborne horse
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- manticoreHuman-headed lion with stinger
- centaurHalf-human, half-equine being
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
unicorn · sphinx · wyvern · basilisk · cockatrice · thunderbird · winged horse · legendary beast
Hooked bird claws
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- feathered wingsPlumed flight appendages
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
mane · wingspan · fetlocks · pinions · sharp talons · flight feathers
Harry Potter
Fictional adolescent sorcerer
- magical creatureSupernatural being from legend
- Prisoner of AzkabanThird wizarding school year
- executionCompleting a planned task
Orlando Furioso · Ariosto · Rowling · Hagrid · fantasy novel · wizarding world · Forbidden Forest
impossibility
State of being unachievable
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- love conquers allBelief affection overcomes everything
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
freedom · soaring · nobility · untameable · grace · power · majesty · extraordinary · miraculous · flight of fancy
Pegasus
Divine airborne horse
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- manticoreHuman-headed lion with stinger
- centaurHalf-human, half-equine being
phoenix · unicorn · sphinx · wyvern · basilisk · cockatrice · thunderbird · winged horse · legendary beast · classical mythology
talons
Hooked bird claws
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- feathered wingsPlumed flight appendages
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
plumage · mane · wingspan · fetlocks · pinions · sharp talons · flight feathers
coat of arms
Hereditary symbolic emblem
displayed · supporter · escutcheon · blazon · family crest · armorial · device · sigil · medieval · chivalric
- Harry PotterHarry Potter, Hermione Granger, Hogwarts, Voldemort, Ron Weasley
- Famous HorsesSecretariat, Seattle Slew, Seabiscuit, Affirmed, Bucephalus