harpies
Sign in to saveIn Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, , ; ) is a half-human and half-bird mythical creature, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
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In Greek and Roman mythology, harpies are creatures that are part human and part bird, often thought to represent storm winds in stories. They appear in some of the oldest surviving Greek poems, including works attributed to Homer.
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Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Harpy
- Mythical creature.image
- Coa Illustration Elements Harpy Rising Wings Displayed.svg
- Mythical creature.caption
- A harpy in the heraldic style, John Vinycomb, 1906.
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Legendary creature
- Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping
- Hybrid
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Siren
- Mythical creature.Country
- Greek and Roman
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17 sectionsContents
- Descriptions
- Hesiod
- Aeschylus
- Virgil
- Hyginus
- Functions and abodes
- Names and family
- Mythology
- Aeneid
- Later usage
- Literature
- Linguistic use and application
- Heraldry
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, , ; ) is a half-human and half-bird mythical creature, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
==Descriptions== Harpies were generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens, faces pale with hunger and long claws on their legs. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness. Pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Ovid described them as human-vultures.