Lampago Explained

A lampago or lympago[1] is a mythical heraldic beast in the form of a "man-tiger or man-lion" with the body of a tiger or lion and the head of a man. It should be distinguished from similar mythical heraldic beasts the manticore and the satyral.[2]

The best-known usage of the lampago in heraldry is in the arms of the ancient Radford family of the manor of Radford in the parish of Plymstock in Devon: Sable, three lampagoes passant in pale coward argent.

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References

  1. Web site: A Complete Guide to Heraldry . Wikisource. Arthur Charles Fox-Davies . 1909. 186. 2020-12-08.
  2. Book: Dennys, Rodney . The Heraldic Imagination . London . Barrie & Jenkins . 1975 . 114.