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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] religion, [[Garuda]] is a large bird-like creature that serves as a [[Vahana|mount]] (''vahana'') of the deity [[Vishnu]]. It is also the name for the constellation [[Aquila (constellation)|Aquila]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] religion, [[Garuda]] is a large bird-like creature that serves as a [[Vahana|mount]] (''vahana'') of the deity [[Vishnu]]. It is also the name for the constellation [[Aquila (constellation)|Aquila]]. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Winged lions are also mentioned briefly in [[Ramayana]].<ref name=":1" /></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In ancient Indian literature, winged lions bearing characteristics similar to griffins appear in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. In the ''[[Kishkindha Kanda]]'', while instructing search parties sent to the western quarter, [[Sugriva]] describes a mountain named Hemagiri situated at the confluence of the [[Indus River|Sindhu]] and the ocean. According to the text, the mountain's plateaus are inhabited by winged lions ({{lang-sa|सिंहाः पक्षगमाः|translit=siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ}}), which dwell in nests and are described as carrying away large creatures such as elephants and marine animals to feed upon.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Valmiki |author1-link=Valmiki |title=Valmiki Ramayana Gita Press English |page=1099 |url=https://archive.org/details/valmiki-ramayana-gita-press-english/page/n1098/mode/1up |access-date=11 October 2026 |language=sa}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In ancient Indian literature, winged lions bearing characteristics similar to griffins appear in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. In the ''[[Kishkindha Kanda]]'', while instructing search parties sent to the western quarter, [[Sugriva]] describes a mountain named Hemagiri situated at the confluence of the [[Indus River|Sindhu]] and the ocean. According to the text, the mountain's plateaus are inhabited by winged lions ({{lang-sa|सिंहाः पक्षगमाः|translit=siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ}}), which dwell in nests and are described as carrying away large creatures such as elephants and marine animals to feed upon.<ref <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">name=":1"</ins>>{{cite book |author1=Valmiki |author1-link=Valmiki |title=Valmiki Ramayana Gita Press English |page=1099 |url=https://archive.org/details/valmiki-ramayana-gita-press-english/page/n1098/mode/1up |access-date=11 October 2026 |language=sa}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Griffins are used widely in [[Persian literature|Persian poetry]]; [[Rumi]] is one such poet who writes in reference to griffins.<ref name=Coleman>''The Essential Rumi'', translated from [[Persian language|Persian]] by [[Coleman Barks]], p 257</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Griffins are used widely in [[Persian literature|Persian poetry]]; [[Rumi]] is one such poet who writes in reference to griffins.<ref name=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>Coleman<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>>''The Essential Rumi'', translated from [[Persian language|Persian]] by [[Coleman Barks]], p 257</ref></div></td></tr>
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