Definitions for harpy
ˈhɑr piharpy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vixen, harpy, hellcatnoun

   a malicious woman with a fierce temper

2. Harpynoun

   (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

3. harpy, harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit batnoun

   any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

4. harpy, harpy eagle, Harpia harpyjanoun

   large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harpynoun

   A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.

2. harpynoun

   A shrewish woman

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harpynoun

   The harpies were a kind of birds which had the faces of women, and foul long claws, very filthy creatures; which, when the table was furnished for Phineus, came flying in, and devouring or carrying away the greater part of the victuals, did so defile the rest that they could not be endured. Walter Raleigh

   Etymology: harpyia, Latin; harpie, harpye, French.

   That an harpy is not a centaur is by this way as much a truth, as that a square is not a circle. John Locke.

   2. A ravenous wretch.

   I will do you any ambassage to the pigmies, rather than hold three words conference with this harpy. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. harpy

   A harpy is a mythical creature originating from Greek and Roman mythology, often depicted as a bird with a woman's face. Harpies are usually portrayed as agents of punishment who abducted people and tortured them on their way to Tartarus. They were known for their speed and sharp claws. In modern usage, the term "harpy" can also refer to a predatory or scolding, nagging woman.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harpynoun

   a fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three

2. Harpynoun

   one who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner

3. Harpynoun

   the European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

4. Harpynoun

   a large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). It ranges from Texas to Brazil

5. Etymology: [F. harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. "a`rpyia, from the root of "arpa`zein to snatch, to seize. Cf. Rapacious.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harpy

   här′pi, n. (myth.) a rapacious and filthy monster, with the body of a woman and the wings, feet, and claws of a bird of prey, considered as a minister of the vengeance of the gods: (her.) a vulture with the head and breast of a woman: a South American eagle, larger than the golden eagle, and of great strength and rapacity: a rapacious person. [L. harpyia—Gr., pl. harpyiai, 'snatchers,' symbols of the storm-wind—harpazein, to seize.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harpy

   A fabulous creature in Greek mythology, considered as a minister of the vengeance of the gods. In heraldry it is represented as a vulture, with the head and breast of a woman.

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1. • Greek Mythology
   • Eagle
   • Fruit Bat
   • Mythical Monster
   • Unpleasant Woman

How to pronounce harpy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harpy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harpy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=harpy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harpy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=harpy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harpy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=harpy
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=harpy
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html