And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were as wild as harpies.
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Harpies
Synonyms for "harpies" (9 found)
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4 entrieslexical historyliterary devicemythical beingpejorative noun
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesGreek harpiesharpies of mythharpy figureharpy tropemythical harpieswinged harpies
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To find the harpies' nest, follow the trail on the mini-map.
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Saved from the sea, the Strophades we gain, / so called in Greece, where dwells, with Harpies, dire / Celaeno, in the vast Ionian main, / since, forced from Phineus' palace to retire, / they fled their former banquet.
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When straight, down-swooping from the hills meanwhile / the Harpies flap their clanging wings, and tear / the food, and all with filthy touch defile, / and, mixt with screams, uprose a sickening stench and vile.
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