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Harpy
A harpy is a winged creature in the Greco-Roman mythologies, especially in works attributed to Homer.
Mythology
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]
History
During the Seven Years' War in the 18th century, the Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac obtained a figurehead called "Harpy skull" for his ship Morrigan. The figurehead was considered to be a standard symbol of elite warships.[2]
Behind the scenes
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'.