Read full poem →JoHN Brisp—en Warker and Arthur S. Harpy,
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Dictionary Entry
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
Origin
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Common Phrases
eagle harpy. harpytomb harpyeagles harpyharpy oldharpy guineaharpy little
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Poetry examples for “harpy”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The fell Harpy-raven took wing from the north,
The scourge of the seas, and the dread of the shore;
Read full poem →Observe her frown with gloomy joy;
On thee with harpy fangs they seize
The hideous offspring of Disease,