The Gryphon appears to be somewhat overbearing and dismissive of the obsessions and dismays of other characters, such as the Mock Turtle's sorrow and the Queen of Hearts' executions, neither of which have any basis in fact. He speaks with a slightly ungrammatical Cockney-like accent and makes demands of the Mock Turtle, which are obeyed despite the latter creature's implicit objections. In addition, he is prone to making cough-like sounds written as "Hjckrrh!", which seem to have little meaning and may be involuntary. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Gryphon features with the Mock Turtle in Chapter 9, "", Chapter 10, "", and briefly at the start of Chapter 11, "". The Gryphon was ordered by the Queen to take Alice to meet the Mock Turtle; this he did, and stayed with them for a long time, demanding that the Mock Turtle tell its history, as well as several poems. The two creatures go on to explain certain features of their world which are apparently nonsense to Alice, before Alice and the Gryphon are summoned to a criminal trial, leaving the Mock Turtle behind.
In other media
Films
The Gryphon appeared in the 1931Alice in Wonderland, played by Charles Silvern.
The Gryphon appeared in the 1933 Alice in Wonderland, played by William Austin.
The Gryphon was to be featured in Disney's 1951 Alice in Wonderland, but the part was deleted. However, he and the Mock Turtle appeared in a Jell-O commercial.
In the 2010 Alice in Wonderland film, the Gryphon appeared as an "in memoriam" drawing on the wall of the Red Queen's palace, having been killed by the Jabberwocky.
Video games
Gryphon appeared in the video gameAmerican McGee's Alice, voiced by Andrew Chaikin. Gryphon is portrayed as a noble creature that tries to help Alice and is killed by the Jabberwocky. He is later revived after Alice defeats the Queen of Hearts.
Gryphon appeared in the Sunsoft's 2006 mobile gameAlice's Warped Wonderland. Depending on the player's choice, Gryphon is found in the forest by the Queen of Hearts' castle and helps Ariko by giving her a ride on his back. In the game, the snake tail is Gryphon's "head" while the avian head is his rear. While the eagle head is animalistic, the snake tail is capable of speech and talks to Ariko in a fatherly manner.
Others
In the anime and manga series Pandora Hearts, Gryphon is a chain for Xai Vessalius who is also similar to the Gryphon in the book.
