#the harpies

[synkverv]

some headcanons i have about feyd-rautha's pets, the cannibal hoes, the harpies, the babes with the power

group headcanons:

from left to right, their names are lera, magdalina, & uko

none of them were ever slaves; magdalina and lera are giedi prime socialites (the daughters of non-harkonnen highborns) while uko is originally from off-world

they were cannibals BEFORE becoming feyd's harpies

everything they eat is raw

they are not allowed to have sex with anyone besides feyd and each other

feyd usually has sex with all three at the same time; he likes to feel "ganged up on" by them

lera and uko will have sex with each other when feyd's away to pass the time

they are not allowed to sleep in feyd's bed with him except for special circumstances

they are loyal to feyd-rautha and nobody else, they listen to and obey feyd-rautha and nobody else

uko is killed by falling debris during paul's coup while lera and magdalina are imprisoned with the rest of the harkonnens on arrakis and are later sent back to giedi prime (following feyd's death)

individual headcanons:

LERA:

lera is female, aromantic, and pansexual

the mark on her forehead indicates that she is feyd's favorite and the one who would carry his children as his concubine

she is the newest and youngest harpy

she can throat sing and feyd often has her perform for him while he watches magdalina and uko have sex

lera is the only one feyd allows to initiate sex with (uko and magdalina must wait until feyd wants to have sex)

she prefers to eat men's organs

MAGDALINA:

magdalina is female and heterosexual (although she is not opposed to having sex with lera and uko when feyd desires it)

she was the first to become one of his harpies

she is the oldest harpy

although lera is his favorite, magdalina is the most skilled at sexually pleasing feyd

she is the most dominant of the harpies in bed

magdalina is bitterly jealous of anyone feyd is attracted to or has slept with (lera, uko, margot fenring, paul atreides, vladimir harkonnen)

she would be a threat to any children feyd fathers with other people

UKO:

uko is non-binary and bisexual

they were feyd's second harpy

they are the most violent and barbaric of the three; slaves know to keep their distance from uko to the best of their ability

uko isn't particularly loquacious and enjoys growling, hissing, and spitting at anybody (who isn't glossu rabban or vladimir, feyd's direct family members are off limits and they know this)

uko loves to bite feyd and lera; they also intend to sharpen their teeth to points in the future

they like to be on a leash

uko is the most likely to cannibalize one of the other harpies and not necessarily out of desperation to eat

[thetudorslovers]

Harpies were generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens, faces pale with hunger and long claws on their hands. The harpies seem originally to have been wind spirits (personifications of the destructive nature of wind). Their name means 'snatchers' or 'swift robbers', and they were said to steal food from their victims while they were eating and carry evildoers (especially those who have killed their families) to the Erinyes. When a person suddenly disappeared from the Earth, it was said that he had been carried off by the harpies.

Pottery art also depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Ovid described them as human-vultures.

To Hesiod, they were imagined as fair-locked and winged maidens, who flew as fast as the wind:

"[T]he Harpyiai (Harpies) of the lovely hair, Okypete (Ocypete) and Aello, and these two in the speed of their wings keep pace with the blowing winds, or birds in flight, as they soar and swoop, high aloft."

In this form they were agents of punishment who abducted people and tortured them on their way to Tartarus. They were depicted as vicious, cruel, and violent.

The harpies were called "the hounds of mighty Zeus" thus "ministers of the Thunderer (Zeus)". Later writers listed the harpies among the guardians of the underworld among other monstrosities including the Centaurs, Scylla, Briareus, Lernaean Hydra, Chimera, Gorgons and Geryo.While Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness.

[tomoleary]

Chris Sprouse and George Pérez “The Harpies” Original Pin-Up Art for War of the Gods #2 (DC, 1992) Source

Colors by Rick Taylor

[sarakipin]

Happy One Year Anniversary my Love 10.29.23

[talibri]

Three cool looking species of raptors:

The Harpy Eagle, the Bateleur Eagle and the Bearded Vulture 🦅

Those are some cool looking birds if i say so myself.

[sanctus-ingenium]

catch

[spicymancer]

A Bird in the Hand

Monster Researcher Eclair (and Andie) study the Steppes clan Centaurs and Mountain Harpies.

[dunmeshistash]

Ryoko Kui - Harpy

[chaamomiles]

MOTHER, TELL ME YOU WILL STAY.

[nataliedecorsair]

Try to find every hidden critter in the first art🐸 Also, they did have fun and even flew around together A lot of things in Hedwig/Yadwiga's Borderlands AU and her relationship with Vaughn is based on the relationship between my husband and I. And today we have another anniversary, so I'm posting these arts to honor it. (the in-game look is a result of me messing around with 3Dmodels + drawing; expression sheets are based on my Disney art studies; the last two arts is how I drew them 8 years ago and now xD) You can read about the characters here More comics and other arts can be found by the Pticenoga hashtag The biggest compilation of art with them + all the new stuff is here

[jacqueillustrates]

Eda the Owl Lady 🦉for @drawtober prompt shapeshifter!

[yaldabaothadeez]

(source)

[beebundt]

i love harpy-esque designs ... 🌜🕊️

[bluegiragi]

group huddle!

early access + nsfw on patreon monster!AU masterpost

[sarakipin]

I really liked how this sticker turned out, so I'm posting it separately 🐍🕊️

[serpent-cope3]

I was just a little inspired by the song "Harpy Hare" by Yaelokre