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A harpy in Ulisse Aldrovandi's Monstrorum Historia, Bologna, 1642. A medieval depiction of a harpy as a bird-woman. The most celebrated story in which the harpies play a part is that of King Phineus of Thrace, who was given the gift of prophecy by Zeus. Angry that Phineus gave away the god's secret plan, Zeus punished him by blinding him and ...
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] Her harpy-sisters were Aello and Celaeno, whereas other mentioned siblings were Iris, and possibly Arke [2] and Hydaspes. [3] In other accounts, Harpies were called the progeny of Typhoeus , father of these monsters, [ 4 ] or of Pontus (Sea) and Gaea (Earth) or of Poseidon , god of the sea.
Agoa- (American) turtle monster of West Virginian lore centered around the Monongahela River. Name derived from Lenape language word for snake, but creature completely made up by whites. Ammut – female demon, funerary deity and animal hybrid (Egypt) Bakunawa – Serpent-like Dragon in Philippines (Philippines)
Harpy – A winged being [1] Hippogriff – A being combining the power of horse and griffin [1] Huitzilopochtli; Lamassu; Lightning Bird; Lindworm; Minokawa; Nephele; Nue; Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn; Ong (Washoe folklore) Pegasus – A winged horse [1] Peryton; Phoenix; Raiju; Roc – A gigantic bird similar to the Ziz [1] Sarimanok; Shahbaz
Harionago – humanoid female with barbed, prehensile hair; Harpy – birdlike human-headed death spirit; Haugbúi – undead being who lives in its burial mound; Havsrå – saltwater spirit; Helloi (Meitei mythology) – celestial maidens, daughters of the Sky God Salailen
Homeros and Hesiodos records include the name Siren. At first, only the head was human, and the body was drawn as a bird, but gradually the entire upper body was depicted as a beautiful woman with musical instruments. Sirens were thought to seduce the sailors with a very sweet sound and sink their ships. In Virgil's "Aeneid", the name "Harpy ...
Her harpy-sisters were Ocypete and Celaeno, whereas other mentioned siblings were Iris, and possibly Arke [8] and Hydaspes. [9] In other accounts, Harpies were called the progeny of Typhoeus , father of these monsters, [ 10 ] or of Pontus (Sea) and Gaea (Earth) or of Poseidon , god of the sea.