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Cherubim and Seraphim in Heraldry 44 The Cherubim and Seraphim of Scripture 47 Emblems of the four Evangelists 53 Chimerical Creatures of the Dragon and Serpent Kind 57 The Dragon 59 The Dragon in Christian Art 69 The Dragon in the Royal Heraldry of Britain 83 The Crocodile as the Prototype of the Dragon 91 The Heraldic Dragon 92 The Hydra 96 The Wyvern 98 The Chimera 102 The Lion-Dragon 103 The Gorgon 103 The Cockatrice 104 Basilisk, or Amphysian Cockatrice 106 The Mythical Serpent 108 The Scorpion 122 Other Chimerical Creatures and Heraldic Beasts 125 The Unicorn 127 Mediæval conception of the Unicorn 130 The Horn of the Unicorn 133 The Pegasus 137 Sagittary, Centaur, Sagittarius, Centaurus, Hippocentaur 141 Griffin or Gryphon 147 The Male Griffin 160 Other Varieties of the Griffin 161 The Opinicus, or Epimacus 162 The Sphynx 163 The Phœnix Bird of the Sun 171 The Harpy 179 The Heraldic Pelican