- ...were despatched by the god to snatch away (harpazô) people and things from the earth. ‘’’Harpyiae’’’ (Harpuiai), means "the swift robbers," in Greek and are, in the Homeric poems, nothing but personified storm winds. (Od. xx. 66, 77.)12 KB (2,078 words) - 00:43, 20 January 2012