harpyˈhɑr pi
harpy (n)
- plural
- harpies
English Definitions:
vixen, harpy, hellcat (noun)
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
Harpy (noun)
(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
harpy, harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat (noun)
any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
harpy, harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja (noun)
large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
harpy (Noun)
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
harpy (Noun)
A shrewish woman
Harpy
In Greek mythology, a harpy was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineus. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches" as it comes from the Greek word harpazein, which means "to snatch". A harpy was the mother of the horses of Achilles sired by the West Wind Zephyros . Hesiod calls them two "lovely-haired" creatures, and pottery art depicting the harpies featured beautiful women with wings. Harpies as ugly winged bird-women, e.g. in Aeschylus' The Eumenides are a late development, due to a confusion with the Sirens. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness.
Harpy
In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, Ancient Greek: ἅρπυια, romanized: hárpyia, pronounced [hárpyːa]; Latin: harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
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