Um... no. That would be a Griffin - granted it's a small griffin but griffin nonetheless. Gustave Moreau (6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) wasn't really that great of a painter who made pathetic attempts to mimic the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael, 1504-1506 of which there is obviously NO camparison whatsoever; Raphael was a gifted genius and Moreau was meh...

Sorry but the dragons in this game aren't wyverns. Wyverns can't talk since they're not intelligent enough, cant breathe fire, and have a poisonous barb on the ends of their tails.

PLEASE, FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DON'T GO TO THE LORE BOARD

That's also not a Gryphon. And what does your opinion on art have to do with Lesser Known Facts about Skyrim, or about dragons?

Griffons don't have barbed tails, they just have a lions body with wings on, and the head of an eagle. You're probably getting griffons confused with manticores, which do have barbed tails.

Well genius, if you had read the previous post that I had commented on, you wouldn't be asking this question now would you?? How about learn to read before making stupid remarks...

And YES it is a griffin moron, why don't you trying reading up on your lore before making comments that make you look even more stupid.

I don't get how everyone is OK that Dwarves are now tall, and yet argue over the finest tail shapes for creatures not even in the game

Just gonna say a Dragon has about as many variations to it as music has genres. Throughout history there have been hundreds if not thousands of different types of dragons.

TES dragons are not wyverns though. At least by modern understandings of them. In current high fantasy Wyverns are dumber more venomous lesser cousins of the Dragons with tails that often have a sharp poisoned barb.

In ancient times dragons were poisonous as well. That poison breath turned into fire for some cultures along the way.

I could also say TES dragons are pterodactyls by your logic or Garrudas from FF are dragons.

Pretty much anything is a dragon if it flies or is magical and is serpentine if you go by old mythologies. Flying does not mean it has wings.

Dwemer are not Dwarves. It is a misnomer labeled upon them by the Giants when they were first encountered, They are about the same size as the other mer.

One of the VERY few intelligent comments so far... And yes, there are MANY different species that exist out there; some breathe fire, some have poison for breath, some are more friendly than others. They are as diverse as there are humans...

Giants are 19 feet tall.

Cheers

compared to ants, people are giants.

Gotta love the "my opinion of what an imaginary creature is is more factual that your opinion of what an imaginary creature is" debates...

Who said they were imaginary??? lol! Maybe they think YOU'RE imaginary rofl...

Poison for breath isn't the same as having poisonous barbs on the tails, which will make you a wyvern or a manticore not a griffon.

It's incredibly hard to tell someone is a vampire unless you look REALLY close at them.

I read the post you responded to. And your opinion on the artist has zero to do with the topic, or whether or not it's a bird, a squirrel, or a gryphon. And no, a gryphon does not ever in any lore have a snake tail. That is not a gryphon just because it has lions legs, wings, and an eagle's head. It's missing the other half. It's something else. Something you see in alchemy all the time. And it's not called a gryphon. You in fact, look ridiculously stupid because of how absolute you sound and your ridiculous childish attitude.

....... Really, guys?

Oh no, are going to start with vampires now??? Like anything else, you wouldn't know one if it was standing next to you. They like to keep themselves hidden for obvious reasons.

Doesn't that have something to do with a certain pact they made with a certain daedra? The ability to blend into human society? Or is that another type of vampire?

Once again, only garbage is coming out with sheer ignorance. Why don't you just go away and stop flaming here. Or keep quiet if you have nothing inteligent to say and do us all a favour.

Well when I walked into a cottage and the guy greeted me with 'What have we here? A lost little lamb?', that kinda gave it away I admit...

What I mean is that even when you have fought and killed a vampire, it's still hard to see any features on them up close that look anything other than normal.

Enlighten me with your intelligence then. That would make you much more useful. I said it's not a gryphon in that painting because it's lower half is a snake's body. I never claimed I knew what it actually was, just that it's not a gryphon. You were the one who started flaming about how stupid I am. So enlighten me. Where's the ignorance? And show me a gryphon, labeled as much with a snakes body. Have you ever even read any Hermetic documents where you see those creatures frequently? Since you have so much intelligence to say, please do. "Shut up moron" is hardly making yourself to be of higher intelligence.

I think the easiest way to learn the Lore is by reading it on UESP. Makes life easier, though reading everyones opinions was interesting too. I don't know if UESP is right but I find it interesting.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Main_Page

A mantacore is similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the body of a red lion, and a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark). Other aspects of the creature vary from story to story. It may be horned, winged, or both. The tail is that of either a dragon or a scorpion, and it may shoot poisonous spines to either paralyze or kill its victims. The creature's feet may be those of a dragon, but are most often described as the paws of a lion. Its size ranges from the size of a lion to the size of a horse. It is also mistaken as a bearded man when seen from a distance.

A griffin is a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of the creatures.

Kind of crazy what happened to a good idea for a thread.