VOL. II. On the Representations of Animals. 171 Another composite animal familiar to the imaginations bothof Greeks and Mesopotamians was the winged horse, the HellenicPegasus (Fig. 89). The example we have chosen is full ofgrace and nobility. We feel that the wings have given additionallightness… … Fig. 89.—Winged horse. From Layard. head of a bird of prey, is richly represented in Assyrian art.The griffin recurs continually in the embroidery of the royalrobes of Assurnazirpal (Fig. 90). The bird with a human head,the prototype of the Greek harpies and sirens, is also to befrequently met…
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