Ἅρπυια

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Pre-Greek, but commonly related to ἁρπάζω (harpázō, I snatch, seize).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἅρπυιᾰ (Hárpuiaf (genitive Ἁρπυίᾱς); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a harpy

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: harpy
  • Greek: άρπυια (árpyia)
  • Latin: harpyia

References

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  • Ἅρπυια in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Ἅρπυια in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012