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The first of these is mostly found in Greek sources and numbered 101 in the Perry Index. [2] It concerns a daw or crow that dresses itself in the feathers of other birds before competing against them, only to have them recognised and stripped away by their owners; in some versions all its own feathers are also torn away.
These birds have a body shape similar to that of a turkey, however the males have long wing and tail feathers. Males are over six feet long while females are just under three feet long. Their feathers are brown or tan, with black mottling. The Male Argus have round, eye-like circles on their feathers.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Greece.The avifauna of Greece included a total of 478 species according to the Hellenic Rarities Committee of the Hellenic Ornithological Society (Ελληνική Ορνιθολογική Εταιρεία) with supplemental additions from Avibase as of May 2023.
The feathers of the peacock also symbolize sun rays, from which come light, luminosity and brightness. The peacock opening the feathers of its tail in a circular shape symbolizes the sunrise. [46] Consequently, due to its holiness, Yazidis are not allowed to hunt and eat the peacock, ill-treat it or utter bad words about it.
Hera had Argus' hundred eyes preserved forever in a peacock's tail so as to immortalise her faithful watchman. [12] In another version, Hera transformed the whole of Argus into a peacock. [13] [14] The myth makes the closest connection of Argus, the neatherd, with the bull.
Many have a spur on each leg, most prominently with junglefowl (including chickens), pheasants, turkeys, and peafowl. Some, like quails, partridges, and grouse, have reduced spurs to none at all. A few have two spurs on each of their legs instead of one, including peacock-pheasants and spurfowl.
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Zeus freed Io, still in the form of a heifer. In some myths, Hera uses Argus' eyes to decorate her peacock's feathers to thank the giant for his help. Paris Bordone, Jupiter and Io. Gothenburg Museum of Art. In order to exact her revenge, Hera sent a gadfly to sting Io continuously, driving her to wander the world without rest.