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Harpy

[ hahr-pee ]

noun

plural Harpies.
  1. Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
  2. (lowercase) a scolding, nagging, bad-tempered woman; shrew.
  3. (lowercase) a greedy, predatory person.


Harpy

1

/ ˈ³óɑ˱èɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth a ravenous creature with a woman's head and trunk and a bird's wings and claws
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

harpy

2

/ ˈ³óɑ˱èɪ /

noun

  1. a cruel grasping woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó²¹°ù±èy·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Harpy1

< Latin ±á²¹°ù±è²âÌ„¾±²¹, singular of ±á²¹°ù±è²âÌ„¾±²¹±ð < Greek ±áá°ù±è²âÌ„¾±²¹¾± (plural), literally, snatchers, akin to ³ó²¹°ù±èá³ú±ð¾±²Ô to snatch away
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Harpy1

C16: from Latin Harpyia, from Greek Harpuiai the Harpies, literally: snatchers, from harpazein to seize
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Mr. Banks said in a statement that after he first uncovered the program, the Navy denied that a sailor known as “Harpy Daniels†was linked to the program.

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Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, who calls himself “Harpy Daniels,†announced in November he had been picked by the Navy as part of outreach efforts to encourage more young people to enlist.

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Harpy eagles had been spotted along the river a couple of years ago, Mr. Gualinga said, adding that he’d seen them on trips to the area in recent months.

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We encounter it first in Homer’s “Iliad†and then again in Virgil’s “Aeneid,†where it appears at the doors of Hades alongside Gorgons, centaurs and Harpies.

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Now I wake up between 6 and 8 a.m. to walk Harpy.

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