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''' | A '''harpy''' is a winged creature in the [[Greece|Greco]]-[[Rome|Roman]] mythologies, especially in works attributed to [[Homer]]. | ||
According to a story, two members of the [[Argonauts]] visited the island of [[Kephallonia]] to pray at a local [[Temenos of Zeus Ainesios|''temenos'']] dedicated to the god [[Zeus]] for strength to battle the harpies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | According to a story, two members of the [[Argonauts]] visited the island of [[Kephallonia]] to pray at a local [[Temenos of Zeus Ainesios|''temenos'']] dedicated to the god [[Zeus]] for strength to battle the harpies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
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A harpy is a winged creature in the Greco-Roman mythologies, especially in works attributed to Homer.
According to a story, two members of the Argonauts visited the island of Kephallonia to pray at a local temenos dedicated to the god Zeus for strength to battle the harpies.[1]
Trivia
- Despite similar descriptions, the harpies and the sirens of Greek mythology are two different, distinct species of creatures.
- The term 'harpy' has come to denote a 'nasty, quarrelsome woman'.