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harpies

Ἅρπυια , Harpuia grc Harpyiae la

Half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds from Greek and Roman mythology generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens

Coa Illustration Elements Harpy Rising Wings Displayed
Written and illustrated by John Vinycomb (1833–1928 biography)  · Public domain

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half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds from Greek and Roman mythology generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidensWikidata record description. Read Harpy in the Wikipedia reader.

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Family tree

As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.

The family as a list · 2

Kinship in an account 2

In the texts

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