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👥 the Harpies

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  • Rationalized form
    👤 Eraseia (rat. Harpy)  👤 Harpyreia (rat. Harpy)
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181360
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/kzrAaojuR522uJ2fCwWAuwP
    Gender
    Female
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid form
    Children of
    👤 Thaumas (early god) son of Pontos and Ge👤 Electra (Oceanid) Oceanid
    Includes
    👤 Aello (Harpy)👤 Ocypete (Harpy) Harpy
    Related entities
    👤 Aello (Harpy)👤 Electra (Oceanid) Oceanid👤 Iris personification of the rainbow, messenger of the gods👤 Ocypete (Harpy) Harpy👤 Thaumas (early god) son of Pontos and Ge👤 Calais Argonaut👤 Zetes Argonaut👤 Phineus (Thracian) blind prophet tormented by the Harpies🌍 Salmydessos (Thrace) city in Thrace🌍 River Harpys (Peloponnese) unlocatable river in the Peloponnese🌍 the Echinades (islands) islands in the Ionian Sea👤 Podarge (horse) immortal horse👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance👤 Cameiro (d. of Pandareos) daughter of Pandareos👤 Clytie (d. of Pandareos) daughter of Pandareos🌍 Doulichion (island) island in the Ionian Sea near Acarnania, but also identified elsewhere in antiquity🌍 Cephallenia (island) island in the Ionian Sea🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 Scythia region north of the Black Sea🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 Mount Atlas (unlocatable) unlocatable mountain🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy🌍 the Island of the Laistrygonians unlocatable island visited by Odysseus🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans unlocatable region in the far north🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 the Island of the Sirens (unlocatable) unlocatable island encountered by Odysseus🌍 Ortygia (island) island off Sicily, sometimes identified as the birthplace of Artemis👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god🌍 Mount Arginous (Crete) hill on Crete🌍 the Land of the Milk-Eaters unlocatable region associated with Scythia
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.2.6📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.21📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.15.2📖 Hesiod, Theogony 265-269📖 Homer, Iliad 16.145-16.154📖 Pausanias 3.18.15📖 Pausanias 5.17.9-5.17.11📖 Pausanias 10.30.1-10.30.2📖 Homer, Odyssey 20.60-20.82📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 98 Most📖 Scholia on Apollonios, Argonautica 2.296-2.297📖 Naupactica fr. 3 West📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 8📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 22📖 Lucian, Timon, or the Misanthrope 18📖 Strabo 7.3.9📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.705-13.749📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.1-7.73📖 Eustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey 1414.38-1414.42
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHesiod, TheogonyHomer, IliadPausaniasHomer, OdysseyHesiod, EhoiaiScholia on Apollonios, Argonautica NaupacticaHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Timon, or the MisanthropeStraboOvid, MetamorphosesEustathios, Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hesiod, EhoiaiHomer, Odyssey
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 103 Most📖 Homer, Odyssey 20.60-20.82📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 104a, b Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 97 Most
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)
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