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A harpy in the heraldic style, John Vinycomb, 1906. In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, Ancient Greek: ἅρπυια, romanized: hárpyia, [1][2] pronounced [hárpyːa]; Latin: harpȳia[3]) is a half-human and half- bird, often believed to be a personification of storm winds. [4] They feature in Homeric poems.
Erinys / ɪˈrɪnɪs, ɪˈraɪnɪs / ih-RIN-iss, ih-RY-niss; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἐρινύες, pl. of Ἐρινύς), [2] also known as the Eumenides (commonly known in English as the Furies), are chthonic goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology. A formulaic oath in the Iliad invokes them as "the Erinyes, that under ...
As one of the Harpies, Aello was the daughter of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra [6] (also called Ozomene [7]). 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 ...
Boreads. Calaïs et Zétès délivrent Phinée des Harpies by Bernard Picart. The Boreads (Ancient Greek: Βορεάδαι, romanized: Boreádai) are the "wind brothers" in Greek mythology. They consist of Zetes (also Zethes) (Ancient Greek: Ζήτης) and Calaïs (Ancient Greek: Κάλαϊς). Their place of origin was Thrace, home of their ...
Ocypete[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Ὠκυπέτη means 'swift wing') was one of the three Harpies in Greek mythology. She was also known as Ocypode (Ὠκυπόδη means "swift foot") or Ocythoe (Ὠκυθόη means "swift runner"). The Harpies were the daughters of the sea god Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra. [1] Her harpy-sisters were ...
The Harpy Celaeno (1902) by Mary Pownall, at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. In Greek mythology, Celaeno (/ s ɪ ˈ l iː n oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Κελαινώ Kelaino, lit. 'the dark one', also Celeno or Kelaino, sometimes Calaeno) referred to several different figures. Celaeno, one of the Pleiades.
Harpies, bird-women in Greek mythology associated with storm winds and known for terrorizing mortals. [12] [13] The gods Horus and Thoth from ancient Egyptian mythology were often depicted as humans with the heads of a falcon [14] and an ibis, [15] respectively.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...