Arimaspians
A mythical tribe of one-eyed men who lived at the foot of the Riphean Mountains. They stole — or attempted to steal — the gold of the mountain-dwelling Grypes (griffins), which led to the hostility between the horse and the griffin.
They were mentioned in the (lost) work Arimaspea from the Greek poet Aristeas.
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References
Sources
- Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, Band 1. (1857). Altenburg, p. 706.
- Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.