The griffin, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolized strength and divine protection in ancient Greece.

At the National Gallery of Art, 'Little Beasts' pairs nearly 75 artworks with around 60 objects from the National Museum of ...

However, the skull found in Kazakhstan put the formerly mythical creature much closer to humans on the timeline of existence. There is one downside to this exciting information: These unicorns ...

Cornack, whose work John Waters has praised, writes and directs the SXSW 2025 feature “Mermaid” about a lonely drug addict who befriends a beautiful mythical creature. The horror-comedy is led ...

A new exhibition features more than 60 artworks in which mythical creatures are used to address topics such as decolonization, climate change and feminism.

By Graham Bowley The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin, the mythological creature, after determining that the artifact from the 7th century B.C. was ...