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When Ocypete had delivered the afterbirth and was cleaned up, she dropped a couple of hundred-dollar bills on the bed and moved to the bassinet.
But Myra's suspicion that Ocypete meant to kill the infant yanked at his gut, and for some reason the certainty that this was his child, sight unseen, released a heretofore suppressed paternal passion in him.
Ocypete's cave was built into the cliff and almost perfectly disguised--he'd run past it three times before finally recognizing the slightly unnatural roundness of the opening and the subtle but telltale odor of rotting carcass emanating from it, clues that wouldn't be noticeable to anybody else.
www.writing.upenn.edu /~wh/pennandpencil/washburn/dark_aspect.html   (1883 words)

  
 Enyo ocypete
Sphinx camertus Cramer, 1780, Surinam, is same as Enyo ocypete.
Sphinx dunam Cramer, 1780, Surinam, is same as Enyo ocypete.
Enyo ocypete broods continuously in the tropics, south Florida, and Louisiana.
www.silkmoths.bizland.com /eocypete.htm   (275 words)

  
 The World Spider Catalog, V6.0 by N. I. Platnick © 2000 — 2005 AMNH
Ocypete setulosa C. Koch, 1837b: 28, pl. 4, f.
Ocypete nigritarsis Canestrini & Pavesi, 1868: 870 (Df).
Ocypete algeriana Canestrini & Pavesi, 1870: 56(36), pl. 4, f.
research.amnh.org /entomology/spiders/catalog/SPARASSIDAE.html   (2130 words)

  
 harpies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
They are usually seen as the personifications of the destructive nature of wind.
The three harpies were: Aello ("storm swift"), Celaeno ("the dark"), also known as Podarge ("fleet-foot"), and Ocypete ("the swift wing").
Phineas was a King of Thrace, son of Agenor who had the gift of prophesy.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /harpies.html   (260 words)

  
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Hunter Creation - With the aid of the "laboratory" Ocypete is able to transform anything she desires into a monster.
Teleportation - Ocypete's teleportation abilities are rather average--she is a better teleporter than Aello but nowhere near as talented as Celaeno.
A fl apple appears in her hands, two huge gray wings fold out from it and flap, sending giant gusts of wind and feathers at her enemies.
tsukinohime.net /nova/minoru.html   (290 words)

  
 Harpies | Greek Mythology | Lady | Harpy History | Mythological Creature | Picture | God | Eagle | Legend | Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
They are the daughters of Electra - Aello, Celaeno and Ocypete, although they are known by other names as well.
Aello, Ocypete and Celaeno were also the mothers to Achilles' talking horses.
Aello means storm, Ocypete means swift-flier and Celaeno means fl cloud.
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       tentative.net     _______________________ [ NOT ABOUT THE BENJAMINS ] ___________   ...
Ocypete was on her knees, digging the ground for their next meal.
Ocypete's jaw dropped as she stared at her sister.
She heard Ocypete walk away, but gritted her teeth and remained silent.
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 Riot Squrrl Network Blog » Blog Archive » Ocypete the Harpy
Ocypete (whose name means "Swift Wing") is my second Harpy custom and she’s one that I’m very proud of.
Like Celaneo before her, Ocypete sat on my desk for longer than most customs, months longer, before coming together.
Ocypete is also the first successful custom I’ve made with the Fluttershy base, but she is the fourth attempted custom using that base.
www.riotsqurrl.net /wp?p=15   (272 words)

  
 Harpies
The Harpies were employed by the gods to punish crime on the Earth.
Their names were Aello ("the Stormswift"), Celaeno ("the Dark") and Ocypete ("the Swiftwing").
The Harpies were probably the personification of storm winds.
www.crystalinks.com /harpies.html   (180 words)

  
 Ocypete Sources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
to Thaumas and Electra were born Iris and the Harpies, Aello and Ocypete;
There wre harpies named Nicothoe or Aellopus, and Ocypete or Ocythoe or Ocypus
Iris and the Harpies, Aello and Ocypetes, were children of Thaumas and Electra, daughter of Ocean;
www.csulb.edu /~dbouvier/SourceFiles/i1443Sources.htm   (56 words)

  
 Chicken Soup for the Warrior's Soul
The characters of Jessora, Kerekes, Jori and Ocypete, as well as the story idea and the story itself are the sole property of myself, Lisa Grandstaff/WarriorScholar.
OCYPETE AND HIS MEN ENTERTAINED THE GATHERING for close to two hours, alternating between ballads, molpadia, stirring dances and rhythmic poetry.
Ocypete wasn’t exactly correct when he said ‘leave the making of war to the warriors, and leave the cause of making love and merriment to us.’ In fact, a true warrior knows and respects the value of love; it shapes what she does, and gives meaning to her efforts!
www.xenafan.com /fiction/content5/lg_chicken3.html   (7020 words)

  
 Chapter 3 ::
She was a voluptuous woman, with curvy hips and a large bust.
She tossed it over her shoulder with a nod of the head as she greeted the clerk, then turned to the tall woman.
Celaeno squeaked, and for a second, the woman behind the counter's expression changed to fear for her younger sister.
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 Species Enyo lugubris - Mournful Sphinx - BugGuide.Net
There is a distinctive bend in the median line just above the reniform spot, which differentiates it from E. ocypete.
Compare Half-blind Sphinx (Perigonia lusca) and Enyo ocypete.
Account at Lepidoptera of French Antilles--very thorough, compares with the similar Enyo ocypete, and Perigonia lusca.
www.bugguide.net /node/view/3136   (311 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: ELECTRA / ELEKTRA Oceanid Cloud Nymph ( also Ozomene )
The names perhaps are to be connected with Elektra the daughter of Atlas and Koios the father of Leto." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 4.33.6
"From Thaumas and Electra [were born]: Iris, Harpyiae Celaeno, Ocypete, Podarce." - Hyginus, Preface
"The three Harpyiae, Aellopous, Celaeno, and Ocypete, daughters of Thaumas and Ozomene." - Hyginus, Fabulae 14
www.theoi.com /Nymphe/NympheElektra1.html   (360 words)

  
 HARPIES - Gods from Greek Mythology
One quick makeover and they became screechy, scratchy, vicious and downright unsavoury in every way.
The daughters of THAUMAS and ELECTRA, their names are AELLO, CELAENO and OCYPETE (but see AELLO's entry for a possible fourth Harpy).
They are mentioned in many tales as snatchers and grabbers of people, and so far only the BOREADS have ever managed to get the better of them.
www.godchecker.com /pantheon/greek-mythology.php?deity=HARPIES   (205 words)

  
 A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - elum, Ochus, Ocriculum, Octavia, Octavius, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - elum, Ochus, Ocriculum, Octavia, Octavius, Octodurus, Octogesa, Ocypete, Ocyrhoe, Odenathus, Odessus, Odoacer, Odrysae, Odysseus, Oeagrus, Oebalus, Oechalia, Oedipus
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The other who was called Ocypete, or as some say Ocythoe (though Hesiod calls her Ocypus), fled down the Propontis and reached as far as to the Echinades islands which are now called because of her, Strophades (Turning Islands).
Go to page Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer
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