Harpies
Vicious winged beings in classical mythology, often depicted as birds with women's faces. In the story of Jason, they steal or spoil an old blind man's food, leaving a terrible odor behind them.
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How to use Harpies in a sentence
They'll be tired of liberal Harpies after eight years of a Democratic administration.
Christie and Immigration, the Shock Troops and the In Crowd | Michael Tomasky | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Michael needed fresh supplies, he was not long in gathering a gang of Harpies about him.
Boatmen and the amphibious Harpies who prey upon the traveller reaped a copper and silver harvest of great weight.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellAll this was very true; but the greatest part, Grotius said, remained in the hands of Harpies.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de BurignyAnd perhaps, if the servants were to be called Harpies, your father would engage the next one himself.
Somehow Good | William de Morgan
A righteous retribution seems to have doomed a race of Harpies to extinction.
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