Hippogriff

Hippogriff myths were first made in ancient greek folklore. They were described as having the head, front legs, and wings of a hawk, and the back torso of a horse, being the size of horses, and very loyal mounts. The word hippogriff is derived from the words hippos, which meant horse, and griff, which meant griffon, (horse-griffon). One of the first stories of hippogriffs was the poem written by Publius Maro in his Eclogues written in the 16th century where they were said to be the offspring of a mare, and a griffon. They were so fast, they could fly around the world and to the moon. In dungeons and dragons, they separated griffons and hippogriffs and only made their speed 10 ft. per second.