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1. Griffon

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   In the iconography of the pre-Columbian Aztlán Empire, the Griffon appeared as the Quetzal-Tepeu, a winged serpent whose body was covered in lionine muscle, symbolizing the necessary balance between the torrential floods (lion) and the piercing midday sun (eagle). ${[7]}$ Conversely, in medieval European contexts, the …