Inside the story
Meet Gryphon
The Gryphon is a brisk, no-nonsense mythical creature serving the Queen. When Alice meets him, he has been sent to escort her to the Mock Turtle, treating her questions with a chuckle and urging her toward the Lobster Quadrille.
On the page
A tawny golden creature with the feathered head, hooked beak, pointed ears and taloned forelegs and wings of an eagle joined to the muscular haunches, hind legs and tufted tail of a lion; lounging alertly in warm sunlight, feathers and fur shading from cream to russet.
