Symbolism Wiki Explore. Main Page All Pages Community. Top Content. Article stubs. Expand a Stub! Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. This made them sisters to Iris , the messenger goddess. In some renditions of the story, they were said to be the daughters of Typhon , the monstrous husband of Echidna. The exact number of Harpies is in dispute, with various versions existing. However, according to Hesiod, there were two Harpies.
One was called Aello meaning Storm-Wind and the other Ocypete. In his writings, Homer names only one Harpy as Podarge meaning Flashing-footed. Several other writers gave the Harpies names such as Aellopus, Nicothoe, Celaeno and Podarce, with more than one name for each Harpy. However, they later morphed into ugly creatures with an unsightly appearance.
They were always hungry and on the lookout for victims. The Harpies were wind spirits and were malignant, destructive forces. They were considered as cruel and vicious creatures, who found pleasure in torturing their victims. The Harpies are most famous for playing an important role in the tale of the Argonauts who encountered them when they tortured King Phineus. Phineus, the king of Thrace, had been given the gift of prophecy by Zeus, the god of the sky.
However, Zeus found him out. Angry at Phineus, he blinded him and placed him on an island abundant with food. This was to be his punishment. Get Word of the Day daily email! Test Your Vocabulary. Test your visual vocabulary with our question challenge! Love words? Need even more definitions? Just between us: it's complicated.
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