hippogriffs
Eagle-fronted flying horses
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 has been revived in modern fantasy literature and games: The knight mounted his hippogriff and took flight.
The name combines Greek words for horse and griffin.
Divine airborne horse
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- winged horseMythical flying equine
- eagleLarge predatory bird
hybrid · medieval · heraldry · fantastical · bestiary · creature · Ariosto · Orlando Furioso
Fictional adolescent sorcerer
- magical creaturesFantastical beings from folklore
- fantasy fictionGenre featuring magical worlds
- tamingMaking wild things gentle
- bowingBending forward in deference
Orlando Furioso · Ariosto · Hagrid · Forbidden Forest · Sirius Black · escape · epic poetry · chivalric romance
Climb up or steed
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- Dungeons and DragonsFantasy roleplaying game system
- World of WarcraftMassively multiplayer fantasy RPG
- Final FantasyJapanese role-playing game series
summoning · aerial combat · mythical beast · rideable · stable · breeding · encounter
Pegasus
Divine airborne horse
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- winged horseMythical flying equine
eagle · hybrid · medieval · heraldry · fantastical · bestiary · creature · Ariosto · Orlando Furioso · mount
Harry Potter
Fictional adolescent sorcerer
- magical creaturesFantastical beings from folklore
- fantasy fictionGenre featuring magical worlds
- tamingMaking wild things gentle
Orlando Furioso · Ariosto · Hagrid · bowing · Forbidden Forest · Sirius Black · escape · epic poetry · chivalric romance · allegory
mount
Climb up or steed
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- Dungeons and DragonsFantasy roleplaying game system
- World of WarcraftMassively multiplayer fantasy RPG
Final Fantasy · summoning · aerial combat · mythical beast · rideable · stable · breeding · encounter
hippogriffsgriffins
Legendary eagle-lion hybrids
basilisks · sea serpents · krakens · hellhounds · cerberus