Something told @Ealadubh to go visit the ancient Apollo ruins, even though he wasn't quite sure why. But it turns out that he's been given a job offer that he just can't refuse. It's not everyone that gets to pull the chariot of the sun across the sky. Unfortunately the work is rather boring, and they don't need that silly mortal freewill getting in the way.

I decided to make it a hippogriff mixed in with a Hippalectryon.