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The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
A harpy in Ulisse Aldrovandi's Monstrorum Historia, Bologna, 1642. A medieval depiction of a harpy as a bird-woman. The most celebrated story in which the harpies play a part is that of King Phineus of Thrace, who was given the gift of prophecy by Zeus. Angry that Phineus gave away the god's secret plan, Zeus punished him by blinding him and ...
Papi, a harpy from the manga series Monster Musume. The Garuda from 'NanoMorphosis' by Marla L. Anderson, an alien race who are bird-like but lack wings. Skellig, [citation needed] the titular character in David Almond's work
The genus name "Harpiliopsis" has its etymological roots in Greek. The term is a combination of two Greek words: Harpilos (ἁρπυλίς): This word in Greek refers to a harpy or a mythical creature with the body of a bird and the face of a woman. Harpies were often depicted as wind spirits and were associated with stormy weather.
In Greek mythology, Podarge (Ancient Greek: Ποδάργη, English translation: "swift-foot") is a harpy, a personification of a swift wind and mate of Zephyrus, the West Wind. She is the mother of Balius and Xanthus — two divine horses renowned for their swiftness and who were gifted to Achilles, running as fast as the wind.
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Harpy was laid down by J. Samuel White at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight with the yard number 1292 on 23 April 1909, and launched on 27 November. [18] The ship cost £114,404. [9] Harpy was the fifth to serve in the Royal Navy named for the monster with the face of a woman and the wings of a bird. [19] The vessel was commissioned at Portsmouth ...
Trump this week announced a string of cabinet nominees but has yet to name his picks to oversee the world's largest economy and capital markets. (Reporting by Douglas Gillison; editing by Jonathan ...