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Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of male persons into birds > metamorphoses of male persons into birds (second series) > Hierax changed into a hawk: Mercury changes Hierax into a hawk, as punishment for informing Argus that the god was stealing Io

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97D22Hierax changed into a hawk: Mercury changes Hierax into a hawk, as punishment for informing Argus that the god was stealing Io  

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  • ancient history
  • animal
  • bird
  • classical antiquity
  • hawk
  • Hierax
  • history
  • man
  • Mercury
  • metamorphosis
  • mythology
  • transformation

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