The strix (plural striges or strixes), in the mythology of classical antiquity, the product of metamorphosis,
The strix is described as a large-headed bird with transfixed eyes, rapacious beak, greyish white wings,[a] and hooked claws in Ovid's Fasti. This is the only thorough description of the strix in Classical literature. Elsewhere, it is described as being dark-colored.
The strīx (στρίξ,στριγός)[b] was a nocturnally crying creature which positioned its feet upwards and head below, accordin...