The Hippogriff from The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison (1922): A flying steed with the front parts and wings of an eagle and the back parts of a horse.
(Eddison totally swiped it from the Orlando Furioso (1532)—see p. 24 of The Big Book of Monsters).
Published on January 07, 2020 16:00