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Katarzyna NowackaStream was bad for him. The rest of Witchwood residents had to bring himDragon berries — the cure for the Dragon’s power lust.Classical themes: The author uses many classical themes, but in different,sometimes unexpected twists. We have Griffin here, who, like the mythicalNarcissus, falls in love with his reflection. His friend — Dragon acts likethe guardian of the Witchwood’s, just as the mythical Ladon, known as theguardian of the Garden of the Hesperides. Also the famous king Midas had totake a bath in a stream to get rid of his ability to turn everything into gold.What is more, this story shows the unstoppable lust for power, which waswhat drove many mythical tragedies and in a way constituted a side effect ofthe Greek value of competition (P„˛Ì).Key words: Griffin, Siren, Dragon, Narcissus.Bibliography:Hesperydy, Midas, in: Stanisław Stabryła, Słownik szkolny. Mitologia greckai rzymska, Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, 1997, pp. 102,150–151.Entry by Ewa Wziętek, ewawzietek@student.uw.edu.pl.246