Mythical Creatures - Monsters From Greek Mythology
By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide
The Harpies (by name Calaeno, Aello, and Ocypete) appear in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. The blind King Phineas of Thrace is harassed by these bird-women monsters who pollute his food every day until they are driven away by the sons of Boreas to the Strophades islands. The Harpies also show up in Virgil/Vergil's Aeneid. Sirens share with Harpies the trait of being bird-women combinations.
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