Griffin (disambiguation)

A griffin is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.

Griffin may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Griffin (The Invisible Man), the title character in H. G. Wells' novel
Griffin (comics), several comic book characters
Griffin, in the Australian-New Zealand film The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Griffin Callenreese, in the Japanese manga and anime series Banana Fish
Griffin Castillo, in the American television soap opera All My Children
Griffin Pierce-Taylor, in the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Griffin Poetry Prize, a Canadian poetry award
"The Griffin" (fairy tale), a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
The Griffin, the undergraduate student magazine of Downing College, Cambridge, England
The Griffin, the annual literary journal of Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Griffin Theatre Company, in Sydney, Australia

Businesses and organisations

Education

Griffin College, in Seattle, Washington, U.S., 1909–1993
Griffin Elementary School, in Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Griffin High School (Georgia), U.S.
Griffin School District, Washington, U.S.
Griffin Technical College, Griffin, Georgia, U.S.

Other businesses and organisations

Griffin Communications, an American media company
Griffin Hospital, Derby, Connecticut, U.S.
Griffin Investigations, an American private investigation firm
Griffin Music, a Canadian independent record label
Griffin's Foods, a New Zealand-based food company

Military

Heinkel He 177 Greif (German, 'griffin'), a World War II German heavy bomber
Bell Griffin, a helicopter
Saab JAS 39 Gripen ('Griffin'), a Swedish fighter aircraft
AGM-176 Griffin, a precision-guided munition by Raytheon
No. 9 Squadron (Pakistan Air Force), named The Griffins
Griffin LGB, an Israeli laser guided bomb system
Griffin, a variant of the ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle

People

Griffin (given name), including a list of people with the name
Griffin (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty, a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637

Places

Canada

Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66, Saskatchewan
- Griffin, Saskatchewan
Griffin Inlet, Nunavut

United States

Griffin Township, Pope County, Arkansas
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin, Illinois
Griffin, Indiana
Griffin, Missouri
Griffin, former name of Sharps, Virginia
Griffin Bay State Park, Washington
Griffin Island, a mountain in Massachusetts
Fort Griffin, Texas
Lake Griffin State Park, Florida

Other countries

Griffin, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia
Griffin Cove, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Griffin Nunatak, Oates Land, Antarctica
Mount Griffin, Victoria Land, Antarctica
4995 Griffin, an asteroid

Ships

Griffin (ship), a 17th-century English sailing ship in British America
Griffin (1807 ship), a prize that made one voyage as a whaler
Gribshunden or Griffen ('Griffin'), a 15th-century Danish warship
HMS Griffin, several ships of the Royal Navy
Hired armed cutter Griffin, two Royal Navy vessels
Le Griffon ('The Griffin'), a 17th-century French ship
USS Griffin (AS-13), a U.S. Navy submarine tender during World War II

Sports

Grand Rapids Griffins, an American hockey team
Griffin (mascot), the College of William & Mary's official mascot
Griffin, the mascot of Grossmont College, California, U.S.
Griffin (esports), a South Korean professional esports team

Other uses

Griffin beaker, a "low-form" glass beaker
Griffin (processor), an AMD microprocessor
Project Griffin, a counter-terrorism project
The Griffin, Monmouth, Wales, a public house

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