Loved the harpies made by Ray Harryhausen (sp?) in "Jason and the
Argonauts".

Of course, the skeletons were the show stealers, but those harpies,
brrr,  attractive yet repulsive at the same time. Just like hightop
vanagons.

alistair

On 5-Jul-11, at 10:45 AM, J Stewart wrote:

> Now c'mon Roger, look it up! Thats what I did!
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> In earlier versions of Greek myth, Harpies were described as
> beautiful, winged maidens. Later they became winged monsters with
> the face of an ugly old woman and equipped with crooked, sharp
> talons. They were represented carrying off persons to the underworld
> and inflicting punishment or tormenting them.
>
>
> Turns out I know a few women who fit the (later) description, and It
> can also be used in place of "mother-in-law".
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> Jeff Stewart