Harpies

In ancient Greek mythology the Harpies were the daughters of Typhon, the last Titan born of Gaia, from which we get typhoon, or "violent storm."

Charles Shaw: Hurricane Katrina and the Lost Prisoners of New Orleans 2010

In ancient Greek mythology the Harpies were the daughters of Typhon, the last Titan born of Gaia, from which we get typhoon, or "violent storm."

Hurricane Katrina and the Lost Prisoners of New Orleans 2010

However, as widely known as the Harpies are, far less known is the fact that Harpies go into heat once every twenty years or so.

Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

However, as widely known as the Harpies are, far less known is the fact that Harpies go into heat once every twenty years or so.

Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

However, as widely known as the Harpies are, far less known is the fact that Harpies go into heat once every twenty years or so.

Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001

When he sat down to the table to eat, some ugly birds called Harpies, came too.

A Primary Reader Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold by Children

The Madonna of the Harpies, which is considered the masterpiece of

Child-life in Art 1893

And perhaps, if the servants were to be called Harpies, your father would engage the next one himself.

Somehow Good William Frend De Morgan 1878

To explain this story, some suppose that the Harpies were the daughters of Phineus, who by their dissipation and extravagance, had ruined him in his old age, which occasioned the saying, that they snatched the victuals out of his mouth.

The Metamorphoses of Ovid Vol. I, Books I-VII 43 BC-18? Ovid 1847

He was a prey to a flock of obscene birds called Harpies, which attacked him whenever he sat at meat, and with their claws snatched, tore, and scattered everything, overturning the vessels, devouring the food, and infecting what they left with their filthy touch.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch 1831