Harpies

Harpy

Harpies are a very common enemy seen in the God of War series.

They are monsters with the heads of bald, deformed women, and the bodies of bats. They usually appear in large groups to attack Kratos. Individually weak, they can easily overpower Kratos as part of a group attack. They attack by biting and slashing Kratos with their fangs and talons. Also, they can stand on Kratos' shoulders, and start biting his face. In addition, it was the harpies that delivered the Blades of Chaos to Kratos.

A Harpy, or Harpies, are creatures from Greek myth. Their name means "snatcher" and they are depicted as being part bird and part woman.

Harpies are the infamous servants of God of War, Ares, who once brought his gift, the Blades of Chaos, to Kratos. In game, he encounters them the first time while protecting his fleet from Hydra and the undead. Kratos can easily kill them by grabbing them, throwing them to the ground, and ripping off both of their wings. Later in the game, he encounters more of them as a part of Ares' army. It was the harpies who spotted Kratos in the Pandora's Temple and alerted Ares, who then took immediate actions against Kratos.

Additionally, a group of Harpies serve the Body Burner by bringing him the corpses of those who died in the Temple to burn on his pyre.

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