A gryphon or griffin is a legendary creature with the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The term may also refer to:
The Gryphon is a military wingpack that currently allows paratroopers to exit an aircraft at an altitude of 10 kilometres, then fly 40 kilometres while carrying up to 100 pounds of equipment. The system is still in development and the goal, according to Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (Electronic System and Logistics Group or ESG), is to allow paratroopers to fly up to 200 kilometres, thus enabling them to penetrate enemy airspace without compromising the safety of the aircraft or being detected by radar.
Gryphon are a British progressive rock band formed in the 1970s, best known for their unusual medieval and Renaissance sound and instrumentation. The band briefly flourished in the progressive rock heyday of the early 1970s, and then retired to other musical activities before reforming for a one-off reunion in 2009. Recently the band has confirmed further concerts in 2015, including new music.
In the early 1970s, two fellow Royal College of Music graduates, multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and the woodwind player Brian Gulland began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble, mixing traditional English folk music with medieval and Renaissance influences. Shortly after this, the duo was joined by guitarist Graeme Taylor and drummer/percussionist Dave Oberlé.
After their self-titled debut, they expanded their sound to include electric guitars and keyboards as well as wind instruments, such as bassoons and krumhorns, not previously used in rock music. Gryphon's music often sounded as much like rural English folk or renaissance chansons as it did rock, at least on their early recordings.
Got a gig I'd like you to know, we're leaving here
tonight
We're going just to sing our song and everything's all
right
And we'll be missing you but that's for me to care
Gotta go, better tell you now, 'cause something's in the
Don't care if I do it or die, that don't mean a thing
Yes indeed that's all we need - so everybody, sing!
Count it out, but into yourself, love that's the thing
It's there just if you don't know, it makes your body
sing
I'm talkin' about me, myself, and all the world around
Wanna see you take you by the hand and do some mess
around
Don't have to know, don't have to know, lovin' takes you
back
Gets about and I wanna shout, so everybody sing!
We'll get you, we'll get you everyday
Get you, we'll get you every way
Get you, when night-time comes along