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Protector of the Gold

March 14, 2008 urngarden.com

griffin

Today a family called looking for an urn with the image of a griffin. I love the idea of this ancient symbol of protection on a cremation urn.

We’ve got a couple of griffins out in the garden. The legendary Griffin symbol is a fascinating creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Variations of ancient lore say the griffin builds a nest, like an eagle (female?) and lays sapphires instead of eggs, and protects the gold. The feather of a griffin and the talon both are supposed to have medicinal properties so powerful that it can even restore sight to the blind!

The deceased collected griffins and even had a gryphon on his wedding ring. His ashes will be divided, and will be buried with a grandson and some of the family pets who passed earlier, including the ashes of the beloved Yorkie. The “baby”. The widow carries a bit of “baby Yorkie” in a small keepsake urn on her key chain.

At the memorial service the family incorporated griffin sculpture, statues, and relics among the family photo display.

griffin urn for ashes

Filed Under: Advertising, art, ash scattering, cremation, Memorial Service Ideas Tagged With: griffin, griffin urn for ashes, gryhon, irish urns, Memorial Service Ideas

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  1. Melinda says

    July 16, 2009 at 6:34 AM

    Hi! I was wondering if it would be alright if I borrowed the picture of the Griffin and used it for my school. We need a new sign for our door and our school’s mascot is the Griffin. So please get back to me as soon as possible! I would greatly appreciate it if you would allow my school to use it!
    -Thanks!

  2. Lenette says

    July 16, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    use it!

  3. Melinda says

    July 17, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    Thank You SOOOOOO much!

  4. Tanja says

    August 31, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    hi,

    I am researching griffins on medieval silks but would love to use this image as well. Could u let me know where is it from and what is its date? thank you very much.

  5. Karta says

    February 3, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    this is awesome
    one of the best pictures

  6. Adam says

    February 28, 2010 at 2:03 AM

    Hi, is the griffin picture from an artist or book of some kind?

  7. Kayla says

    March 31, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    This is so cool! I hope you dont mind if I use this picture for my science project on mythical creatures! GREAT picture btw!

  8. Jeremy says

    July 6, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    That photo of the griffin is the same as my tattoo ๐Ÿ˜€

  9. fran fran.giffard@hotmail.com says

    February 6, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    hi,

    I remember that griffin illustration from the front of a book from my childhood. Can you tell me the name of the book where you got it from? All I can remember is ‘myth”legend’ and ‘creatures’ but i’m having no luck.

    can you help?

  10. lmhall says

    February 12, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    I’m not sure where this image came from. But I love it.

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