The Gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was considered the "King of the Beasts" and the eagle the "King of the Air", the gryphon was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The gryphon is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and feathered, equine ears jutting from its skull.