If the Lion is the King of the Animals, and the Eagle is the King of the Skies, then what does that make the Gryphon?

If a cat can look at a king, and an eagle can look into the sun, what can a griffin see?

If the lion is the supreme hunter of the land, and the eagle of the sky, then what domain does the gryphon rule?

Whatever the answers, I think it is safe to say: a griffin is not a creature to cross.Another pertinent question: just how the heck do you spell it? It seems everyone has their own version of the word. It's like being back in the eighteenth century!

But all that aside: enjoy the shiny gryphon. I tried a slight variant on the traditional griff here, giving it the front legs of a lion and a combined feline/avian tail.

Watercolors on hotpress watercolor paper.

Enjoy.