X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,59529500bd04cbc3 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: "Brock Kevin Nambo" Subject: Re: [pic] what is it? Date: 1997/09/12 Message-ID: <01bcbfb5$bf2092a0$f93c2399@default>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 272060170 References: <341906A0.2F2@odyline.com> <19970912121201.IAA10930@ladder01.news.aol.com> Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Spunk1111 wrote in article <19970912121201.IAA10930@ladder01.news.aol.com>... > >> what creature is this? > >> > >> '-.,;;:;, > >> _;\;|\;:;, > >> ) __ ' \;::, > >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, > >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > >> <_.-`-._\ > >> > >> -joan > >It appears to be a Griffen, a mythical beast that was half lion, half > >dragon. Hope that helps? > > A griffin-? My understanding is that a griffin has the head and wings > of an eagle and the body of the lion. > I made this pic using some stationary as the model- and I don't know > what kind of creature it represents... The head looks horse/dragonish > with the claws of a bird of prey, and the body of a snake... I guess I > need to do some research before I can title this... > -joan Well, if it's not a griffin/gryphon, it might be a chimera/chimaera.... That's the generic term for creatures like that, I believe. >>BKNambo -- H newsmaster@earthling.net -Spam me, I dare ya ____ __ =@==== http://members.aol.com/brockbadge/index.html /_ \ / / H H H "World Domination Through Trivia" -S3Kitties / /\ \/ / H H H Marcher -- Just my imagination -- Nightwatch /_/ \__/