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[[File:Coa Illustration Elements Harpy Rising Wings Displayed.svg|thumb|right|180px|right|Harpy.<br />Aldrovandi-0337.jpg<br />By Written and illustrated by John Vinycomb (1833–1928)<br />via [[Wikimedia Commons]]<br />[[Public Domain]] image<br />''Image is not part of the SRD'']]<br />
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{{5e Monster Short|Harpy|Harpy|Overview|Monstrosity, Harpy
|habitat=Coastal, Forest, Hill, Mountain 
|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>}}

<ref name="mm5.181" /> …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}}…

==By Setting==
===In Forgotten Realms===
{{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===
{{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====
{{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==
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{{5e Monster List|Harpy}}
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==Sources and Notes==
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Author	"Varied" +
Canon	true +
Creature Name	Harpy Overview +
Habitat	Coastal +, Forest +, Hill + and Mountain +
Name	Harpy Overview +
Publication	"Varied" +
Setting	Forgotten Realms + and Theros +
SortText	Harpy AAA Overview 5e +
Subtype	Monstrosity + and Harpy +
Type	Overview +