History Main / HarpingOnAboutHarpies

* They show up in 2006ClashOfTheTitans as the flying, devilish minions of [[EveryoneHatesHades Hades]]. Although they don't resemble bird-women at all, they do serve the purpose of snatching people up and pulling them into the Underworld.

* ''TheLastUnicorn'' includes the harpy Celaeno.

* ''TheAdventuresOfSinbad'' frequently include them as monsters.

* They appear in ''RoniaTheRobbersDaughter'', possibly with a different name.

* ''{{Xanth}}'' harpies are ugly old hags who attack via curses.

-->-- '''{{Virgil}}''', ''TheAeneid, Book III, ll. 253-257.''

* Celaeno first appears alongside her fellow harpies in ''TheAeneid'', where she prophesies that before Aeneas and his men find their home, they will become so hungry that they will eat their tables.

* An episode of ''DuckTales'' featured harpies, which is odd, as the main characters are actually all anthropomorphic birds.

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Like [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaurs]], [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaids]], [[FaunsAndSatyrs fauns and satyrs]], harpies are mythical creatures that take the form of HalfHumanHybrids -- in this case, one half is [[OneGenderRace a woman]] and the other half is a bird, usually a bird of prey. They originated in GreekMythology, where they often took the job of punishing mortals for their misdeeds- this punishment frequently took the form of snatching away or befouling people's food, hence their name which comes from the Greek word for "snatcher". They also can be considered as {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of violent winds. They can [[OurMonstersAreDifferent vary widely in appearance]] -- most of the time they are seen as ugly, but they were originally described as beautiful, and often are subject to the GorgeousGorgon effect. The ratio of human to bird can also vary from human-faced bird to WingedHumanoid. In many classical depictions, their arms are their wings. They often come in [[RuleOfThree groups of three]], and are often given the names of Aello, Celaeno, and Ocypete.

* An episode of ''DuckTales'' featured harpies, which is ironic as the main characters are actually all anthropomorphic birds.

->''Tristius haud illis monstrum, nec sævior ulla''\\
''pestis et ira deum Stygiis sese extulit undis.''\\
''Virginei volucrum vultus, fœdissima ventris''\\
''proluvies, uncæque manus, et pallida semper''\\
''ora fame.''

Like [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaurs]], [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaids]], [[FaunsAndSatyrs fauns and satyrs]], harpies are mythical creatures that take the form of HalfHumanHybrids--in this case, one half is [[OneGenderRace a woman]] and the other half is a bird, usually a bird of prey. They originated in GreekMythology, where they often took the job of punishing mortals for their misdeeds- this punishment frequently took the form of snatching away or befouling people's food, hence their name which comes from the Greek word for "snatcher". They also can be considered as {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of violent winds. They can [[OurMonstersAreDifferent vary widely in appearance]]- most of the time they are seen as ugly, but they were originally described as beautiful, and often are subject to the GorgeousGorgon effect. The ratio of human to bird can also vary from human-faced bird to WingedHumanoid. In many classical depictions, their arms are their wings. They often come in [[RuleOfThree groups of three]], and are often given the names of Aello, Celaeno, and Ocypete.

* Yubaba has one as a pet in ''SpiritedAway''.
* ''YuGiOh'' has the Harpie Lady cards.
* HumanoidMonsterBem has one as the monster of episode 4.

* ''TheIncredibleHulk'': The Leader turned Betty Ross into a Gamma powered Harpy once, and in ''WorldWarHulk'''s "Gamma Corps", the Hulk's old enemy the Clown was turned into the Griffin with Gamma technology, specifically based on Betty as the Harpy.

* They appear as monsters in the movie version of ''TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.

* The "Great Arms" of the Imperial City of Nuremberg originally depicted an eagle with a king's head; over the decades this was {{Flanderized}} into a harpy.

* Celaeno first appears alongside her fellow harpies in ''TheAeneid'', where she prophesies that before Aeneas and his men find their home, they will become so hungry that they will eat their tables.
* The BlackJewels trilogy includes them as the new forms of dead women who were killed violently by men.
* Dante's ''DivineComedy'' puts them in hell, specifically the area inhabited by people who have committed suicide.
* While there's no evidence of the existence of actual harpies in the ''HarryPotter'' universe (the veela are the closest thing to them), there is a Quidditch team called the Holyhead Harpies, that's made up entirely of women.
* In ''HisDarkMaterials'', harpies guard the underworld.
* ''TheLastUnicorn'' includes the harpy Celaeno.
* They make an appearance in a DreamSequence in ''LastExitToBrooklyn''.
* They appear in ''RoniaTheRobbersDaughter'', possibly with a different name.
* ''TheSecretOfPlatform13'' has them as the Island's GoodIsNotNice police force. Eventually, a team is dispatched to rescue the prince when the less [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] team of rescuers seem to be failing.

* ''{{Xanth}}'' harpies are ugly old hags who attack via curses.

* In the PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians series, harpies help keep cerfew at Camp Half-Blood... by eating any camper stupid enough to break it.

* ''TheAdventuresOfSinbad'' frequently include them as monsters.
* In ''{{Charmed}}'', harpies are a kind of demon.
* ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' and ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', naturally based on their classical-mythology settings, both include harpies.
* One MonsterOfTheWeek in ''MahouSentaiMagiranger'' was called Peewee Harpy- its equivalent in ''PowerRangersMysticForce'' was Screamer.

* One of the obstacles faced by Jason and the Argonauts.

* Harpies appear as a flying unit for Dark Elves and Hordes of Chaos in ''{{Warhammer}}''. They are a OneGenderRace, winged female humanoid, group of scavangers and snatchers. The issue of beautiful vs ugly Harpies comes to a head since they are depicted as attractive but only from the belly up to the neck as a "parody of a woman's body".

* The Harpie Lady monsters from the ''YuGiOhCardGame''

* Ariel disguises himself as one in ''TheTempest'' to deliver a message.

* Most of the ''{{Castlevania}}'' games have harpies as an enemy.
* ''GodOfWar'' had these as easy to kill but annoying enemies.
* ''GuildWars'' has harpies as an enemy type.
* Harpuia from ''MegaManZero'' is based on this. [[ViewerGenderConfusion His]] name is derived from the ancient Greek word for Harpy.
* Harpies appear as enemies in the ''MightAndMagic'' games.
* The ''{{Warcraft}}'' world has Harpies as enemies both in the RTS and the MMORPG.
* ''LegendOfMana'' harpies are bird-women who cause naval disasters with their singing. (In one sub-quest, you bring one of the harpies that you befriend on board a ship, whose HotBlooded captain practically orders her to sing, and ItsUpToYou to keep the boat from sinking by attacking the monsters that spawn as a result of said singing.)
* Harpies are some of the standard {{Mook}}s in ''TitanQuest''.

* GoldenSun has the [[UndergroundMonkey Harpy, Virago and Harridan]] monsters (amusingly enough, all three terms can refer to a spiteful, shrill woman).

* ''YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' has [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Innocent Fanservice Harpy]] Nike and her hot sisters, plus not-so-hot mom, who is a bit of a harpy in the colloquial sense as well.

* ''SheRaPrincessOfPower'' includes them as evil creatures.

* An episode of ''DuckTales'' featured harpies, which is ironic as the main characters are actually all anthropomorphic birds.

* The ''SolomonKane'' story "Wings in the Night" has them pop up in Africa.

* ''{{Hellboy}}: Blood and Iron'' includes them as part of the summoning of Hecate.

Like [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaurs]], [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaids]], [[FaunsAndSatyrs fauns and satyrs]], harpies are mythical creatures that take the form of HalfHumanHybrids--in this case, one half is [[OneGenderRace a woman]] and the other half is a bird, usually a bird of prey. They originated in GreekMythology, where they often took the job of punishing mortals for their misdeeds- this punishment frequently took the form of snatching away or befouling people's food, hence their name which comes from the Greek word for "snatcher". They also can be considered as {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of violent winds. They can [[OurMonstersAreDifferent vary widely in appearance]]- most of the time they are seen as ugly, but they were originally described as beautiful, and often are subject to the GorgeousGorgon effect. The ratio of human to bird can also vary from human-faced bird to WingedHumanoid. They often come in [[RuleOfThree groups of three]], and are often given the names of Aello, Celaeno, and Ocypete.

* One of the obstacles faced by Jason and the Argonauts.

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-->''Tristius haud illis monstrum, nec sævior ulla''
-->''pestis et ira deum Stygiis sese extulit undis.''
-->''Virginei volucrum vultus, fœdissima ventris''
-->''proluvies, uncæque manus, et pallida semper''
-->''ora fame.''

-->''Grimmer than these scarce any prodigy, nor any plague e'er rose at the wrath of the gods from the Stygian waves: a winged thing with maiden’s face, belly o'erflowing and most foul, a hooked hand, and face hunger-pale forever.''

* ''TheSecretOfPlatform13'' has them retrieving the prince.

* In ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', the harpy is the symbol of the fallen civilization of Old Ghis.

* The ''SolomonKane'' story "Wings in the Night" has them pop up in Africa. * ''{{Xanth}}'' harpies are ugly old hags who attack via curses.

* The ''SolomonKane'' story "Wings in the Night" has them pop up in Africa.
* They appear as monsters in ''TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.
* ''{{Xanth}}'' harpies are ugly old hags who attack via curses.

* ''TheIncredibleHulk'': The Leader turned Betty Ross into a Gamma powered Harpy once, and in ''WorldWarHulk'''s "Gamma Corps" there was a gamma harpy.

* TheBlackJewels trilogy includes them as the new forms of dead women who were killed violently by men.

* ''YuGiOh'' has the Harpie Lady cards.