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{{5e Monster Short|Harpy|Harpy|Overview|Monstrosity, Harpy|refs={{SRD5ref|y}} <ref name="mm5.181">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=181}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="moot.226">{{Cite Pub|Mythic Odysseys of Theros|pages=226}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>}}
{{5e Monster Short|Harpy|Harpy|Overview|Monstrosity, Harpy|refs={{SRD5ref|y}} <ref name="mm5.181">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=181}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> <ref name="moot.226">{{Cite Pub|Mythic Odysseys of Theros|pages=226}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>}}


{{refstart}}In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies,…) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
{{refstart}}…The sadistic harpy is always on the hunt for prey. Its sweet song has lured countless adventurers to their deaths… A harpy combines the body, legs, and wings of a {{5edlc|Vulture}} with the torso, arms, and head of a {{5edlc|Human}}…{{refend|<ref name="mm5.181" />}}
 
They were generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens, faces pale with hunger and long claws on their hands. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness. Pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Ovid described them as human-vultures.{{refend|<ref name="wp.harpy">{{cite|accessdate=2022-04-25|title=Harpy|website=Wikipedia <!--website name-->|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy}} Licensed: [[CC-BY-SA]].</ref>}}


==By Setting==
==By Setting==
===In Forgotten Realms===
===In Forgotten Realms===
{{5e Setting|Forgotten Realms}}'''Divine Curse.''' {{refstart}}In the {{5ed|Forgotten Realms}}, legend tells of a {{srd5lc|Curse}} of an {{SRD5|Elf|elven}} maiden against the gods, that turned back on her, transforming her into the first harpy.{{refend|<ref name="mm5.181p">paraphrased from &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages 181}}.</ref>}}
{{5e Setting|Forgotten Realms}}'''Divine Curse.''' <ref name="mm5.181p">paraphrased from &mdash; {{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages 181}}.</ref> {{refstart}}In the {{5ed|Forgotten Realms}}, legend tells of a {{srd5lc|Curse}} of an {{SRD5|Elf|elven}} maiden against the gods, that turned back on her, transforming her into the first harpy.


===In Theros===
===In Theros===
{{5e Setting|Theros}}Cruel, corpse-eating creatures, harpies endlessly seek their next meal, careless of whether it comes from the living or the dead.<ref name="moot.226">{{Cite Pub|Mythic Odysseys of Theros|pages=226}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>
{{5e Setting|Theros}} <ref name="moot.226">{{Cite Pub|Mythic Odysseys of Theros|pages=226}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref> Cruel, corpse-eating creatures, harpies endlessly seek their next meal, careless of whether it comes from the living or the dead.


====Theran Sirens====
====Theran Sirens====
{{alsosee-sect|Siren (disambiguation)}}Sirens are a kind of beautiful harpy with human like bodies, bird wings and legs…. They use the stat block of the {{SRD5|Harpy|common harpy}}<ref name="moot.226" />
{{alsosee-sect|Siren (disambiguation)}}Sirens are a kind of beautiful harpy with human like bodies, bird wings and legs…. They use the stat block of the {{SRD5|Harpy|common harpy}}<ref name="moot.226" />
==Other Lore==
{{otherlore|In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies,…) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
They were generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens, faces pale with hunger and long claws on their hands. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness. Pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Ovid described them as human-vultures.|<ref name="wp.harpy">{{cite|accessdate=2022-04-25|title=Harpy|website=Wikipedia <!--website name-->|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy}} Licensed: [[CC-BY-SA]].</ref>|Wikipedia}}


==List of Harpies==
==List of Harpies==

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Harpy Overview  [1] [2] [3]

…The sadistic harpy is always on the hunt for prey. Its sweet song has lured countless adventurers to their deaths… A harpy combines the body, legs, and wings of a vulture with the torso, arms, and head of a human… [2]

By Setting

In Forgotten Realms

Divine Curse. [4] In the Forgotten Realms, legend tells of a curse of an elven maiden against the gods, that turned back on her, transforming her into the first harpy.

In Theros

Setting: Theros
[3] Cruel, corpse-eating creatures, harpies endlessly seek their next meal, careless of whether it comes from the living or the dead.

Theran Sirens

Also see: Siren (disambiguation)

Sirens are a kind of beautiful harpy with human like bodies, bird wings and legs…. They use the stat block of the common harpy[3]

Other Lore

 [5] 
 Wikipedia 
In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies,…) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.

They were generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens, faces pale with hunger and long claws on their hands. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness. Pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Ovid described them as human-vultures.


List of Harpies

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