A huntress is a woman who engages in the act of

hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

. A

stock character A stock character, also known as a character archetype, is a fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or a film whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition. There is a wide range of st ...

in fantasy fiction. Huntress may also refer to:

People

Harriet Lane Huntress Harriet Lane Huntress (November 30, 1860 - July 31, 1922) was an American Civil service, civil servant. She served as the Deputy Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Superintendent of Public Instruction in New Hampshire, being the first ...

(1860-1922), Deputy Superintendent Public Instruction in New Hampshire, U.S. *

Wesley Huntress Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. is an American space scientist. An astrochemist and space scientist, Huntress worked for about twenty years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During the 1980s, he was also a video game designer, producing games for Appl ...

, U.S. space scientist

Fictional characters

*Huntress, also known as Mockingbird, a Marvel Comics character that first appeared in 1971 *

Huntress (DC Comics) The Huntress is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The two best-known women to bear the Huntress name are Helena Bertinelli and Hel ...

, the name of several DC Comics characters, including: **Huntress, an identity of Paula Brooks, a Golden Age supervillain character ** Huntress (Helena Wayne), a superhero character that first appeared in 1977 **

Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) The Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) is a antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress (comics), Huntress. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of Huntress ...

, a superhero character that first appeared in 1989

Places

* Huntress Glacier, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands *

7225 Huntress 7225 Huntress, provisional designation , is a binary Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 January 1983, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Ander ...

, the asteroid 'Huntress'

Film

* ''The Huntress'' (film), a 1923 American drama film *''

The Huntresses ''The Huntresses'' (; lit. "Joseon Beautiful Lady Three Musketeers") is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Park Jae-hyun. A ''Charlie's Angels''-inspired action/adventure comedy, it stars Ha Ji-won, Kang Ye-won and Son Ga-in as the three most le ...

'' (2014 film), a 2014 South Korean period action film

Literature

*''The Huntress'', a 19th-century American periodical published by

Anne Royall Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a travel writer, newspaper editor, and, by some accounts, the first professional female journalist in the United States. Early life She was born Anne Newport in Baltimore, Maryland. Anne grew ...

*''The Huntress'', a 2019 novel by

Kate Quinn Kate Quinn is an American writer, known for her works of historical fiction. Biography Quinn is a native of Southern California. She is based in San Diego. She graduated from Boston University with a master's degree in classical voice. Quinn ...

*''Huntress'', a young adult fantasy novel by

Malinda Lo Malinda Lo is an American writer of young adult novels including ''Ash'', ''Huntress'', ''Adaptation'', ''Inheritance,'' ''A Line in the Dark'', and '' Last Night at the Telegraph Club''. She also does research on diversity in young adult literat ...

Vehicles

* , a U.S. Navy ship name * , a U.S. schooner

Other uses

Huntress (band) Huntress is an American heavy metal band. It was founded in the underground music scene of Highland Park, California when lead vocalist Jill Janus moved to Los Angeles where she met an underground metal band called 'Professor' in 2009. Huntress ...

, a California metal band * ''The Huntress'' (TV series), a 2000s television series about a female bounty hunter