External links: Hippogriff - Orlando Furioso (Wikipedia)
Monday, September 15, 2014
A Hippogriff
A hippogriff is a legendary animal that has the foreparts of a winged griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse. His “inventor” was Ludovico Ariosto in his “Orlando furioso”. Within the poem, the hippogriff is extremely fast, can fly around the world and also to the moon: riding this creature the wandering knight Roger is able to free the beautiful Angelica.
Our hippogriff is one of a pair decorating an old gate in Via Roma.
External links: Hippogriff - Orlando Furioso (Wikipedia)
External links: Hippogriff - Orlando Furioso (Wikipedia)
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Funny how these imaginary creatures have come down into our cultures.
Remarkable details in this case!
The ancients had good imaginations, didn't they?
Nice close up and post.
I'd love to have a hippogriff on my gate.
There is but ONE house in my town that has a mythological creature on their fence and I always slow my gait when I walk by to enjoy it anew.
This hippogriff is adorable! Thanks for the information, I'm always learning interesting things with blog friends!So cool!
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Léia
A very nice detail.
Thank you VP. Very nice.
It's a beautiful decoration.
Fascinating! I have never heard of this legendary creature before.
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