Research Results For 'Harpies'

AELLO

Aello was one of the harpies.
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CELAENO

Celaeno was one of the harpies.
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HARPIES

In Greek and Roman mythology the Harpies were creatures employed by the higher gods to carry out the punishment of crime. They were three in number : Aello, Ocypete, and Celaeno, or Podarge; and were said to be daughters of the giant Thaumas and the Oceanid nymph Electra. Their body was that of a bird, their head that of a woman; and it would seem that they were originally goddesses of the storm, which carries everything along with it. Their manner of punishing those whom they were sent to punish was to carry off all the food set before their victim, and devour it, or failing that, to render it uneatable. Among others who were punished in this way was Phineus, a king of Thrace, his crime having been cruelty toward his own son and contempt of the gods. For showing the Argonauts the way to Colchis he was, however, freed from their persecution by Calais and Zetes, the winged sons of Boreas, who, in gratitude, killed them.
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IRIS

In Greek and Roman mythologies, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow. She was the daughter of Thaumas and the Titan Electra. She was a sister of the Harpies. She was a beautiful, winged messenger who was taken into heaven by Hera to be her handmaiden. She conveyed divine commands from Zeus and Hera to mankind, assisting those who were having trouble dying by severing the last threads of life. She was also tasked with keeping the clouds filled with rain.
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MOUNT DICTE

In Greek mythology, Mount Dicte was a mountain in Crete in which the infant Zeus was said to have been sheltered. It is also said to have been the home of the Harpies.
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OCYPETE

Ocypete was one of the harpies.
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