Harpy vs Fury - What's the difference?
harpy | fury |
A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture.
* Milton
A shrewish woman.
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One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.
* Goldsmith
The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus ).
A large and powerful double-crested, short-winged American eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia ).
Extreme anger.
Strength or violence in action.
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*:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
An angry or malignant person.
(obsolete) A thief.
* J. Fletcher
As nouns the difference between harpy and fury
is that harpy is a fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture while fury is extreme anger.As a proper noun Fury is
female personification of vengeance (Wikipedia).harpy
English
(wikipedia harpy)Noun
(harpies)- Both table and provisions vanished quite,
With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard.
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- The harpies about all pocket the pool.
Derived terms
* harpy bat * harpy flySee also
* harridanfury
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)Noun
(furies)Derived terms
* furiousEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) .Noun
(furies)- Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .