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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 ...
[19] [20] The male, in comparison, is much smaller and may range in weight from 4 to 6 kg (8.8 to 13.2 lb). [14] [12] [16] [15] The average weight of adult males has been reported as 4.4 to 4.8 kg (9.7 to 10.6 lb) against an average of 7.3 to 8.3 kg (16 to 18 lb) for adult females, a 35% or higher difference in mean body mass.
The heaviest female white-tailed eagles can apparently weigh as much as 7.5 to 8 kg (17 to 18 lb) and even males can sometimes weigh up to 6.5 kg (14 lb), which would make the largest males perhaps the heaviest recorded modern male eagle, as male harpy and Philippine eagles (being more sexually dimorphic in favour of the female) are not known ...
The Harpy Eagle on average, does not even reached the 1-meter mark or 100 cm in total length at least based on the comparison measurements study made by Blas R. Tabaranza Jr. and It looks like Male Philippine eagles are even longer than female Harpy eagles.(Male Eagles are relatively smaller than female Eagles)
In 1979, editor Jessica Amanda Salmonson sought to highlight female protagonists in heroic fantasy, a genre that was male-dominated at the time, through an anthology of short stories titled Amazons!. While the book focused on women warriors who were independent of men, Salmonson wanted to include in it an example of male–female friendship.
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.
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Harpy eagle average wieght 4.75 to 7.5 kg on Wikipedia. And please don't try to change the Harpy eagle's average weight information on Wikipedia, (6.5 - 9 kg) 6.5 is very unrealistic for a male Harpy eagles which could only possibly weight 5 kg max in the wild. If Wikipedia is incorrect, then we must correct it.