Hieracosphinx

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The hieracosphinx is a mythical beast, a gryphon-like chimera found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry [1] comprising a lion with the gryphon's aquiline head replaced by that of a falcon.

Both the Monster in My Pocket and Yu-Gi-Oh series have an hieracosphinx, a portent of evil.

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  1. ^ Gwynn-Jones, P. Ll. (1998) The Art of Heraldry : origins, symbols, designs, London : Parkgate, ISBN 1-85585-560-7
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