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__Harpies__

Sydnie Gomez The harpies were thought up as a punishment by Zeus and we called “hounds of Zeus.” The author writes, “Sudden, mysterious dissappearances were often attributed to the Harpyiai. The Harpies were once sent by Zeus to plague King Phineus of Thrake as punishment for revealing the secrets of the gods. Whenever a plate of food was set before him, the Harpies would swoop down and snatch it away, befouling any scraps left behind.” (Theoi). The harpies were a mythical legend of punishment which were made up just for that reason, whenever an evil doing was done the harpy was sent. In this case the evil doing was revealing secrets of the gods. The punishment that one might find to be different was that, they didn’t kill them or hurt them, they took their food away. During this time period, violence didn’t seem to be the answer, or at least for punishment. The myth of the harpy would take away their food which they knew was important. The creator of the myth knew that food is important and crucial, and may be considered a privilege.
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__Work Cited:__ "HARPIES" N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.

"Harpy." Bluefooted. N.p., n.d. Image. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.

"Harpy." - New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.

David Brown
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The Harpy is used to show the demons in hell. The author writes, “They were known as the hounds of Zeus and were dispatched by the god to snatch away people and things from the earth”(HARPIES). Zeus used harpies to take people or things from the world. This creates fear of harpies in the audience. Hell nows seems darker and more dangerous than before because of the bloodthirsty harpies throughout it. The author using harpies makes the audience curious about what the characters did to deserve to be brought to hell. It makes the audience fear being sinful and getting condemned to hell. The author is influencing the audience to be better as a person.

Works Cited "HARPIES : Bird-Women Monsters, Storm Spirits | Greek Mythology, Harpyiai." N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2015.

"Harpy." Castlevania Wiki. N.p., 2006. Web. 25 Aug. 2015.

Helena Arvizu
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Harpies are mythological creatures that have structured a point of view of feminism in history. The author points out,” In modern times, the word harpy is sometimes used to mean a mean, heartless woman. However, some people also see the Harpies as a symbol of feminism, because they were strong female characters who represented male fears about female power” (Claybourne). The myth of harpies seems as if these creatures are vicious and have only an evil part that exists in them. What some people do not realize is how the harpies changed the point of views of feminism in history. Harpies resemble a strongness in women that is not very much recognized as much as the strongness of men. It has helped to lead women into being confident in standing up for themselves and being equal with men. The author also supports that one reason why women were mistreated throughout history is because of the men’s fear of how strong the women’s power would be. Because of this, men gave themselves more power for their own image and so that the thought of women possessing power for evil wouldn’t have occurred. This point of view of shows how harpies have structured history, especially in regarding feminism.

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Claybourne, Anna. "Harpies." Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology. Marshall Cavendish Digital, 2012. Web. 27 August 2015.

Kayden Shotwell
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Harpies were creatures of Greek mythology. These creatures are described to have the body of a bird of prey with an ugly woman’s face. These creatures were believed to take people into the underworld and torture and punish them. Due to their violent nature and mythical features they have been used in many books and video games. In the Percy Jackson series, the author refers to harpies “At [|Camp Half-Blood], they are "cleaning harpies" named Aello, Celaeno, and Ocypete. These harpies that come to eat [|demigods] that sneak out of their cabins at night”(Harpy). They also appear in modern video games such as Skyrim and Breath of Fire. These have impacted a modern culture because they are often seen to add some violent aspects.

Works Cited: "Harpy." - New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.

“Fabulous Animals.”-National Library of the Netherlands. N.p., n.d. Image. 27 Aug. 2015.