Beware the sharp-beaked hounds of Zeus. --Pantheum Mythicum
Griffins were beasts with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Fierce creatures, they protected Zeus's gold.
Just fetch me a good fast dolphin; that will be the quickest. -- Neptune in the Lucian Dialogues
Dolphins were fast and friendly creatures that pulled the gods through the sea.
The God of Music played his lyre while riding in a chariot pulled by swans. -- Pantheum Mythicum
Lyres and swans were symbols of Apollo, the god of Music.