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Vicious winged beings in classical mythology, often depicted as birds with women’s faces. In the story of Jason, they steal or spoil an old blind man’s food, leaving a terrible odor behind them.  1
 
 
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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