Face of a Harpy |
There do the hideous Harpies make their nests,
Who chased the Trojans from the Strophades,
With sad announcement of impending doom;
Broad wings have they, and necks and faces human,
And feet with claws, and their great bellies fledged;
They make laments upon the wondrous trees.
Inferno: Canto XIII, Longfellow Translation
Drawing by Tom Duff
The Harpies |
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