High Lords' beast forms
So all the High Lords are said to have a beast form. Only 3 (Tamlin, Rhys and Helion) are described in the text and they seem to be based on different mythical creatures.
Tamlin
ACOTAR ch.4
"The beast had to be as large as a horse, and while his body was somewhat feline, his head was distinctly wolfish. I didn’t know what to make of the curled, elk-like horns that protruded from his head."
Tamlin's beast form is described as a mix of different mammals. It sounds like he's meant to be a typical fairytale beast.
Rhys
ACOWAR ch.74
"The talons came first. Replacing fingers and feet. Then dark scales or perhaps feathers, I couldn’t get a look at them, covered his legs, his arms, his chest. His body contorted, bones and muscles growing and shifting. The beast form Rhys had kept hidden. Never liked to unleash. Unless it was dire enough to do so. Before the Cauldron swept me away, I beheld what happened to his head, his face. It was a thing of nightmares. Nothing human or Fae in it. It was a creature that lived in black pits and only emerged at night to hunt and feast. The face … it was those creatures that had been carved into the rock of the Court of Nightmares. That made up his throne. The throne not only a representation of his power … but of what lurked within. And with the wings …"
Rhys is described as having talons, scales and wings. He's compared to the creatures from the carvings in the Court of Nightmares.
ACOMAF ch.42
"Great, scaled black beasts were carved into those gates, all coiled together in a nest of claws and fangs
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More of the serpents from the front gates were carved here—this time, wrapped around the countless columns supporting the onyx ceiling. It was so high up that gloom hid its finer details, but I knew more had been carved there, too. Great beasts to monitor the manipulations and scheming within this room. The throne itself had been fashioned out of a few of them, a head snaking around either side of the back—as if they watched over the High Lord’s shoulder."
So a serpent with claws and fangs plus wings. This sounds very dragon-like to me.
Helion
ACOWAR ch.74
"Helion beheld what happened and ran, too—but toward Rhys. Shifting as well. If Rhys was a flying terror crafted from shadows and cold moonlight, Helion was his daytime equivalent. Gold feathers and shredding claws and feathered wings—"
ACOWAR ch.75
"The High Lord of Day was bloodied, his golden fur singed and torn, but he still battled against the Hybern commander."
Helion has feathers and wings but also gold fur and claws. He has a mixture of bird and mammal features. I think he might be based on a gryphon - part eagle, part lion.
My question is: what could the other High Lords' beast forms be based on? And did anyone interpret these 3 beast forms differently?