![](https://images.ctfassets.net/cnu0m8re1exe/37skbqGKETgKDWBGzeYa7N/d2d2f1f71fa4c8308954e1b62037c33b/Screenshot_2024-06-25_at_3.49.45_PM.png)
Mythology Busters Debunk That Dinosaurs Inspired Ancient Griffin Folklore
A scholarly article once proposed that the griffin — a mythological beast with a raptor’s head, a lion’s body, and eagle’s wings — was created by ancient prospectors stumbling upon a dinosaur fossil while searching for gold in Central Asia. But something …