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The Harpies were were mainly winged death-spirits best known for constantly stealing food from Phineas. A Harpy could also bring life. One Harpy was the mother of Zephyros, the West Wind.
Harpies as beautiful winged bird-women are a late development, in parallel with the transformation of the "Siren, a creature malign though seductive in Homer, but gradually softened by the Athenian imagination into a sorrowful death angel."
"Robbers". In earlier versions of Greek myth, Harpies were described as beautiful, winged maidens. Later they became winged monsters with the face of an ugly old woman and equipped with crooked, sharp talons. They were represented carrying off persons to the underworld and inflicting punishment or tormenting them. Those persons were never seen again.
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What mythological creature tortures those who are guilty of suicide?
The harpy
What is the origin of Stygian?
Stygian is an adjective that references the River Styx. So, a Stygian Harpy would be a Harpy found in the Underworld, near the River Styx.
What is a harpy in Greek mythology?
Harpies are depicted as a mix of bird and woman with the head and body being the human portion and the remainder being bird. They are usually creatures of torment whereby they are used to punish others or carry them away.
What do you call a human face and the body of a bird?
There were several Zoomorphic gods and goddesses among the Egyptians, but none among the Greeks and Romans. Horus, the Hawk God for some reason identified with time ( the word Hour is derived from him, indirectly) is one example.
