A huntress is a woman who engages in the act of

hunting Hunting is the 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, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...

. A stock character 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, U.S. space scientist

Fictional characters

*Huntress, also known as

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, 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 Huntress (Helena Bertinel ...

, the name of several DC Comics characters, including: **Huntress, an identity of

Paula Brooks Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a si ...

, a Golden Age supervillain character **

Huntress (Helena Wayne) The Huntress, also known as Helena Wayne, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The Character (arts), character is the daughter of the Batman (Earth-Two), Batman and Catwoman#Earth-Two, Catwoman (Selina Kyle) ...

, a superhero character that first appeared in 1977 ** Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), a superhero character that first appeared in 1989

Places

Huntress Glacier Huntress Glacier is a glacier long and wide flowing into the head of False Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated east of Johnsons Glacier, southeast of Contell Glacier and Balkan Snowfield, south of ...

, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands * 7225 Huntress, 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 *''The Huntress'', a 2019 novel by Kate Quinn *''Huntress'', a young adult fantasy novel by Malinda Lo

Vehicles

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

Other uses

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