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1. RE: Keythong & Griffin
Jul 19 2011, 9:58 AM EDT
Medieval heraldry was weird. As more and more variants of charges (the animals in the heraldic images) appeared, they needed specific, accurate terms to describe every one of them.As for the strangeness of it, it really isn't that strange; oxen and cows are of the same species, yet are rarely mentioned collectively (cattle). Same can be said for hens and roosters (which, I suppose in English are collectively known as chicken, or fowl.) Remember that this is just one version of the myth, if you want to, feel free to view the Keython/alce as a separate species/creature (the concept of a species didn't really exist back when these myths come from) from the Griffin. No one can really say you're wrong. Because... you know. Myths and all that. Do you find this valuable? |
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2. RE: Keythong & Griffin
Sep 19 2011, 8:13 AM EDT
RobinstarAsuka, not all species have the same name for both genders. Look at peacocks and peahens, for example.
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3. RE: Keythong & Griffin
Apr 27 2013, 6:16 AM EDT
It's like cocks and hens, stallions and mares. This is my favorite version; it says they are one species and refers to females as "hens" insteadhttp://forums.orderofthegriffin.net/showthread.php?t=300.
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