A fragment from Aeschylus's Myrmidons claims that Protesilaus's ship had a painting of the front half of this animal and the rear of a rooster.
A fragment from Aeschylus's Myrmidons claims that Protesilaus's ship had a painting of the front half of this animal and the rear of a rooster. Certain sites in the Isthmus, at Nemea and at Olympia were said to be haunted by the Taraxippus, which specialized in scaring these animals; the Taraxippus was commonly said to be the shade of Sisyphus's son Glaucus or of Myrtilus, both of whose deaths were connected with these animals. Heracles's friend Abderus was eaten by several of these animals. Two immortal examples of these animals fathered by Zephyrus on the harpy Podarge were named Xanthus and Balius, and were given to Achilles. For 10 points, identify these animals exemplified by the flesh-eating female ones owned by the Thracian king Diomedes.
A fragment from Aeschylus's Myrmidons claims that Protesilaus's ship had a painting of the front half of this animal and the rear of a rooster.
{horses} [accept {stallions} or {mares}; accept {hippalectryon} before “rooster”]