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nthe emblem of the evil principle(the enemy who goeth about as aroaring lion seeking whom he maydevour). The crusades of the twelfth cen-tury introduced the lion into her-aldrv. The griffin is the union of thelions body with the head and wingsof the eagle.The griffin is a symbol of wisdom and… … Our of the Ara- Panels The dolphin of ancient times enjoyed a kind of veneration which pro-tected him from attack. The use of the mask dates back to the harvest games of the earliestGreek period. From the games it was transferred to the ancient theater,in which the actors all appeared masked. From…
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