GRIFFINS

**Miszel** · June 11, 2013, 03:52 AM

Should they have a faction or only mercenary unit? They were really present in ancient mythology, and as we know, every myth has a bit of truth inside.

This is roman author, Flavius Philostratuis speaking about griffins

As to the gold which the griffins dig up, there are rocks which are spotted with drops of gold as with sparks, which this creature can quarry because of the strength of its beak. “For these animals do exist in India” he said, “and are held in veneration as being sacred to the Sun ; and the Indian artists, when they represent the Sun, yoke four of them abreast to draw the images ; and in size and strength they resemble lions, but having this advantage over them that they have wings, they will attack them, and they get the better of elephants and of dragons. But they have no great power of flying, not more than have birds of short flight; for they are not winged as is proper with birds, but the palms of their feet are webbed with red membranes, such that they are able to revolve them, and make a flight and fight in the air; and the tiger alone is beyond their powers of attack, because in swiftness it rivals the winds

And the griffins of the Indians and the ants of the Ethiopians, though they are dissimilar in form, yet, from what we hear, play similar parts; for in each country they are, according to the tales of poets, the guardians of gold, and devoted to the gold reefs of the two countries

**Lord Tomyris** · June 11, 2013, 04:02 AM

I don't know about Griffins but I'd quite like to see these 'ants of the Ethiopians' represented, at least as agents of some sort. Probably more credible sources for Ethiopian ants, I imagine.

**Miszel** · June 11, 2013, 04:04 AM

Originally Posted by Lord Tomyris

I don't know about Griffins but I'd quite like to see these 'ants of the Ethiopians' represented, at least as agents of some sort. Probably more credible sources for Ethiopian ants, I imagine.

They may be agents of Griffin faction, i know that it a bit historically inacurate, but who cares about it anyway, at least it will be more balanced.

**Col. Tartleton** · June 11, 2013, 04:15 AM

According to wiki, ancient miners found ceratopsian dinosaur fossils while gold mining...

**Karnil Vark Khaitan** · June 11, 2013, 04:09 AM

So we are talking about half bird and half lion?

**green tea** · June 11, 2013, 04:14 AM

I am dissapointed that they don't get an own faction slot! It's a scandal!

**Gnufan** · June 11, 2013, 04:13 AM

what is this...

**TheFra** · June 11, 2013, 04:14 AM

He's obviously trolling. Ignore.

**panzerschreck** · June 11, 2013, 04:14 AM

I am fed up with those threads who want to add amazons, griffins etc. I repeat, just expect 2014, there will be warhammer TW. What will be the next thread??? Cyclops? Centaurs? Hydras?

Yesterday a guy proposed pirates, that is interesting, because pirates existed and can be represented in several manners (cilicians, cretan etc). Proposing new units or faction, yes, but don't propose unhistorical things please.

If it is humor thinking in an other thread, I say "well done", it it is not

**Miszel** · June 11, 2013, 04:18 AM

Originally Posted by panzerschreck

What will be the next thread??? Cyclops? Centaurs? Hydras?

Thats really good idea for the next thread, Centaurs would be fun.

**JGL** · June 11, 2013, 04:18 AM

such a bad troll...

**|Sith|Galvanized Iron** · June 11, 2013, 04:33 AM

But according to Herodotus the gigant gold mining ants lives in India and Ethiopia was famous for its' winged snakes, what is going on here with these conflicting reports!!!!????