harpy
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈhɑrpi/
- Offensive
:
arpía
- And then one day he falls under the spell of a mysterious English woman—a harpy—who beats him and hits him, and he becomes her slave.
So calling the Harpies, you know, the peaceful or or you know, blessed ones or anything along those lines.
- So calling the Harpies, you know, the peaceful or or you know, blessed ones or anything along those lines.
Examples
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Ylith asked the dwarves whether a pair of harpies had come by recently carrying two frozen people.
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The old woman in the story was often called a harpy due to her cruel and malicious behavior.
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In this first piece, we see an early rendering of a harpy named Linda
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Harpies and witches were friendly toward one another.
Fiction book (1991) -
Harpies were known to get easily bored.
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Like this one of King Phineas, the blind prophet in the story of the Argonauts here, who's tormented by harpies who fly in to steal his food every day.
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In ancient tales, harpies were depicted as harpies that swooped down to steal food from travelers.
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Many characters in mythology feared the harpy for her fierce nature and shrewish demeanor.
Compounds
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8.4
A large black and white eagle with a feather crest that lives in tropical forests in Central and South America
How Fierce
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harpy comes from the Greek verb harpazein, which means 'to snatch' or 'grab'. In Greek myth a harpy was a fierce, winged creature that snatched people and things, so the name fits its violent, storm-bringing role.