harpy

A harpy, or harpy as he also accepts the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in your dictionary, is a mythological creature that has the body of a bird of prey and the face of a woman.

At first, the harpies were women of great beauty that had wings and were dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of a punishment that Zeus imposed on the prophet Phineus after he revealed secrets of some of the gods. Zeus Send to Phineus to an island full of delicacies: the harpies, thanks to their ability to fly, were in charge of taking food from Phineus' hands every time he was about to eat.

As time passed, it began to be said that harpies corrupted food, defecating on it so that Phineus cannot ingest it. Simultaneously, the physical conception of the harpies changed, which began to be represented as monsters with Body of a bird of prey, the face of a horrible woman and claws.

It is no less relevant to note that the harpies as mythological beings were also characterized because they were capable of bewitching those who heard their magical songs. However, the truth is that, on a regular basis, his language came to be a kind of cackling and screaming that was really creepy and unpleasant.

Continuing with the evolution of the notion, today it is understood that a harpy is a wicked or evil individual, capable of corrupting another person. The harpies resort to deception and various devices to achieve their goals, causing misfortunes and misfortunes.

For example: “My boss is a harpy! He did not allow me to leave before work to attend my son's school function ", "I have no intention of speaking to that harpy again.", "In the end, Magalí was a harpy who just wanted to keep my money".

The Harpy eagle or harpyFinally, it is the national bird of Panama. It is the largest eagle in the planet.

We must emphasize certain characteristics of this bird such as the following:
-As a general rule, it lives in what are tropical jungles and in areas that are below what are 900 meters high.
-Its plumage is combined: black in the upper area and white in the lower area. Meanwhile, his head is gray.
-What are the female harpies come to have an approximate weight of between 6 and 9 kilos, while the males are smaller. Specifically, the latter are considered, as a general rule, not to exceed 5 kilos in weight.
-With regard to length, they are between 80 and 107 centimeters.
-It is a predator, a very active carnivore in terms of hunting that is capable of attacking monkeys, squirrels, coatis, as well as other species of birds, among which are macaws.

In addition to all the above, we have to point out that especially during the Middle Ages, the harpy or harpy, what was called the virgin eagle, became a fundamental element within what was heraldry. Specifically, he became an indisputable figure on numerous coats of arms.