Who Were the Harpies in Ancient Greece and Rome?
In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...
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Ten animals named after mythological creatures
From the goblin shark to a tiny wasp named after a creature in Harry Potter, discover the animals that take their names from folklore or fiction. The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) gets its name from ...