Aug 27, 2021 · Epic poems like The Iliad and The Odyssey - along with many cinematic adaptations of Greek mythology - feature a strange winged creature known as the harpy. Personifying the storm wings, these half-human, half-bird creatures were sent by the god Zeus to snatch away people from the face of the earth.

The Brides of Dracula are major antagonists in the 2004 film Van Helsing. They are three women that were chosen and turned by Count Dracula to be his loyal brides and henchwomen. They were portrayed in the film by Josie Maran, Silvia Colloca and Elena Anaya.

Marishka is one of the secondary antagonists of the 2004 dark fantasy horror action film Van Helsing. She is the middle of Count Vladislaus Dracula's three Brides. She was one of Gabriel Van Helsing's enemies - the first Vampire that he killed when he came to Transylvania.

The Brides are Dracula's wives and henchwomen in the 2004 movie Van Helsing. They consist of Marishka (Josie Maran), Verona (Silvia Colloca), and Aleera (Elena Anaya). Their main goal is to serve their master, Vladislaus Dracula (Richard Roxburgh), and …

Van Helsing is a 2004 action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as monster hunter Van Helsing and Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious.

To make matters more difficult for Van Helsing and Anna, the count has a pet werewolf on hand, not to mention three harpy wives. Then there are all those bats, cobwebs, and inconvenient electrical storms.

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Harpy, a half-human half-bird mythological creature from the Greek mythology that resembles the kinnara; Siren, another mythological creature also from the Greek mythology that resembles the kinnara and the Harpy; Swan maiden and related tales of a mortal man who falls in love with a magical bird-woman, such as Prince Sudhana and Manohara; Tengu []

Stratim is considered to be "the mother of all birds" in legends, though as centuries went on, it was discovered that there are more than one storm-birds in the world. Many researchers believe, that stratim is predecessor to harpy species, especially considering that …

She is a short woman with a thick body, swollen breasts, sometimes leaking milk, and tangled hair. She is often described with bird or bat wings, similar to a harpy, and with inverted legs of a bird of prey. Swarms of ants often follow her, drinking milk that falls to the ground.