Harpy
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In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy is a half-human and half-bird mythical creature, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
A harpy in Ulisse Aldrovandi's Monstrorum Historia, Bologna, 1642.
A medieval depiction of a harpy as a bird-man.
Harpies in the infernal wood, from Inferno XIII, by Gustave Doré, 1861.
Harpy eagle
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The harpy eagle is a large neotropical species of eagle. It is also called the American harpy eagle to distinguish it from the Papuan eagle, which is sometimes known as the New Guinea harpy eagle or P
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…the spirit Ariel tortured the antagonists Antonio, Sebastian, and Alonso for their crimes by staging a banquet scene similar to that in the Aeneid. The harpy eagle is a real bird named after the mythological animal. The term is often used metaphorically to refer to a nasty or annoying woman. In Shakespeare's Much…
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Adult female raising her crest, at the Belize Zoo
A skull exhibited at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Harpy eagle with wings raised in attack posture