stackyFACTSHalf-eagle, half-lion, and entirely dedicated to hoarding shiny rocks for absolutely no economic reason.
Half-eagle, half-lion, and entirely dedicated to hoarding shiny rocks for absolutely no economic reason. Pliny the Elder and other ancient writers claimed that griffins nested in extremely high, inaccessible peaks, where their primary daily activity was aggressively defending gold deposits from human miners. These majestic beasts had zero use for currency, yet they dedicated their entire existence to gatekeeping wealth from greedy ancient prospectors.
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