A lampago or lympago 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.
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
- ^ Sir William Pole (1791). Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.). Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon. London. p. 499.
Radford of Radford: Sable, 3 lampagoes, passant cowarde argent
- Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1909). "A Complete Guide to Heraldry". Wikisource. p. 186. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- Dennys, Rodney (1975). The Heraldic Imagination. London: Barrie & Jenkins. p. 114.
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