One of the mythical creatures illustrated on the Wheel of Fortune belonging to Major Arcana (see: Minor Arcana below). The Wheel of Fortune is the card of the consequences of Fate. The upswing of the Wheel takes us towards a knowledge or life through which we can grow and mature whereas the downswing points to helplessness against the twists of Fate. The Gryphon in the poem is the mystified chance given to the hero to make his decision and act accordingly. He may either "catch" the Gryphon and soar higher to rescue the damsel in distress in an upswing or kill him with his bow and remain ignorant towards their downswing.