Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.

In ancient Greek myths, too, women are not destined for action ... In nineteenth-century novels, female figures were often characterised either as monsters or as angels. Either they are submissive, ...