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The Harpies plagued the blind seer Phineus because he had left his wife Cleopatra for another woman, who was cruel to his sons. They would defecate his food or steal it, and this continued until the Argonauts came and the Boreades drove them away. ... Home; History & Mythology...
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THE HARPYIAI (or Harpies) were the spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind. They were known as the hounds of Zeus and were despatched by the god to snatch away (harpazô) people and things from the earth. Sudden, mysterious dissappearances were often ... Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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In Greek mythology, Harpies are winged monsters with the face of an ugly old woman and crooked, sharp claws. However, earlier versions of Greek stories described Harpies as beautiful winged maidens.
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Greek Mythology: the Classical Gods of Ancient Greece. HARPIES: Nasty Nasty Nasty! These are demonic winged women with beaks and claws, into punishment, torture and death. Starting off as stormy T ... HARPIES: Nasty Nasty Nasty! ... Gods from Greek Mythology...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Harpy (mythology), in Greco-Roman classical mythology, a fabulous creature, probably a wind spirit. The presence of harpies as tomb figures, however, makes it possible that they were also conceived of as ghosts. ... in Greco-Roman classical mythology, a fabulous creature,
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In Greek and Roman mythology, a bird of prey with a woman's face. Often depicted on tombs, Harpies may originally have been conceived of as ghosts. In early Greek literature, including the writings of Homer and Hesiod, they were wind spirits and were not represented as ugly or repellent.
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In earlier versions of Greek myth, Harpies were described as beautiful, winged maidens. Later they became winged monsters with the face of an ugly old woman and equipped with crooked, sharp talons. They were represented carrying off persons to the underworld and inflicting punishment or tormenting them. ... » Greek mythology...
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Razor-clawed, smelly birds with the faces of women, who defiled the food of King Phineus of Salmydessus. The king was so grateful to the Argonauts for ridding him of these pests that he suggested a means by which Jason and his shipmates might avoid being crushed to death by the Clashing Rocks. ... Harpies (HAR-peez)
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[After the Harpies, monsters in Greek mythology, who had a woman's head and a bird's body. The gods ordered them to snatch food from Phineus, a king who was punished for revealing secrets. From Greek harpazein (to snatch).] ... Mythology Dictionary: Harpies...
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