Harpies
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We encounter it first in Homer’s “Iliad” and then again in Virgil’s “Aeneid,” where it appears at the doors of Hades alongside Gorgons, centaurs and Harpies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
The Greek hero sails through Harpies and clashing rocks to the Golden Fleece, guarded by the Hydra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2019
But he barely has time to take a victory lap, because he's still got to see to the swarm of Harpies that materialize in the arena — you know what that means!
From The Verge ● Jun. 10, 2015
Jason and the Argonauts had a stunning variety of creatures – Talos, the man of bronze, the Harpies and the army of skeletons among them – populating the hero's mythical quest.
From The Guardian ● May 7, 2013
There was a large poster of the Wizarding band the Weird Sisters on one wall, and a picture of Gwenog Jones, Captain of the all-witch Quidditch team the Holyhead Harpies, on the other.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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