Griffin Warrior (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

Griffin Warrior

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UC Classics Professor Jack Davis and Senior Research Associate Sharon Stocker work at a site in Pylos where they discovered the tomb of an ancient Greek leader they called the Griffin Warrior after the part-eagle, part-lion mythological creature emblazoned on an ivory plaque.

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Robert McCabe

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