I myself thought they are evenly matched, what do you think?
For use in my book of course, a war is being raged between both races Gryphons as birds and Dragons as serpents, why? because
its their nature.
2006-08-18 03:07:11 · 16 answers · asked by Michael Daniel 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Make it up. It's a story!
2006-08-18 03:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by David T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pack hunting. A single Gryphon couldn't take on a full-grown dragon, because the dragon has a distance weapon. It would require more than one gryphon. At least two; one to attack and one play decoy. While decoy baited dragon, attacker comes in from behind, or above, and hooks onto the long, and therefore fragile, neck. Once the gryphon has a hold, the dragon's not going to be able to defend itself. Like grabbing a snake behind the head. It can can no longer turn it's head to grab the attacker, and snap! it's dead.
2006-08-18 10:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by graytrees 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I would definitely say that a Dragon has a better chance than a Gryphon in winning. Dragons fly, and they are NOT serpents they have the head of a horse, wings feet of lions and tails of lizards...Also their breath is fire... Well matched but superior to Gryphons.
2006-08-18 14:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by koukouvayia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is in a fiction story -- they you need to determine the characteristics of the dragons and gryphons in the world you've created. In standard mythological thinking, a gryphon is dramatically smaller, and less intelligent than a dragon.
2006-08-18 11:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by maeves_child 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well now, wouldn't that have to be a question of tactics? It would be problematic if the gryphons in your book were, by nature, solitary hunters, but if they hunted and/or attacked in flocks (as I assume you are planning to call them), I believe they could take down a dragon. Although a dragon would naturally outgun them in terms of defense and offense, if they are clever enough and attack in groups it is conceivable that they could defeat a dragon.
If, however, dragons band together in a group against gryphons, then the gryphons would have to resort to guerilla tactics, or to picking off injured/dying/young dragons, and not dragons in their prime. Think of how predators like wolves and lions hunt: they never go for the healthy game in a herd, but always for the stragglers, like the old, the young, or the injured.
2006-08-18 10:41:59 · answer #5 · answered by sleepwalkingdreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tpyically, I think that a the dragon would win. However, if Gryphens are more birdlike, and dragons are more serpent like, it is quite possible for the Gryphon to win, because birds often are able to kill snakes that are much larger them them.
2006-08-18 12:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by mike i 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say a Dragon only because they have tough skin and some can breath fire which would set the feathers on a Gryphon to flames. But I would love to read your story, sounds cool.
2006-08-18 11:10:26 · answer #7 · answered by tre_wingo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gryphons would have to gang up on the Dragon.
2006-08-18 10:13:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dragons are much bigger and they can breathe fire and ice, gryphons can't. Also scales provide much better armor than feathers. I think the dragon would have the advantage.
2006-08-18 10:29:33 · answer #9 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a dragon would transform a gryphon in a kentucky fried chicken.
2006-08-18 10:29:58 · answer #10 · answered by Sir Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on where you want to derive from. ITs your story, so you can make it up.
But personally, i'd say it'd take at least three gryphons to take down a full sized, standard dragon.
2006-08-18 10:55:38 · answer #11 · answered by guhralfromhell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋