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What do you call a human face and the body of a bird?

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Updated: 8/20/2023

There were several Zoomorphic gods and goddesses among the Egyptians, but none among the Greeks and Romans. Horus, the Hawk God for some reason identified with time ( the word Hour is derived from him, indirectly) is one example.

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In mythology, such a creatjure is a harpy.

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