ഹാർപ്പി

ഗ്രീക്ക് പുരാണങ്ങളിലും റോമൻ പുരാണങ്ങളിലും, **ഹാർപ്പി** (ബഹുവചനം ഹാർപ്പികൾ, പുരാതന ഗ്രീക്ക്: ἅρπυια, റോമനൈസ്ഡ്: ഹാർപിയ,  [hárpyːa] എന്ന് ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നത്; ലാറ്റിൻ: harpȳia) ഒരു അർദ്ധ-മനുഷ്യനും അർദ്ധ-പക്ഷിയുമാണ്.  ഹോമറിക് കവിതകളിൽ അവ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു.
## വിവരണങ്ങൾ
കന്യകമാരുടെ തലയും വിശപ്പുകൊണ്ട് വിളറിയ മുഖവും കൈകളിൽ നീളമുള്ള നഖങ്ങളുമുള്ള പക്ഷികളായാണ് ഹാർപ്പികളെ പൊതുവെ ചിത്രീകരിച്ചിരുന്നത്. റോമൻ, ബൈസന്റൈൻ എഴുത്തുകാർ അവരുടെ വൈരൂപ്യം വിശദമായി വിവരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.  ഹാർപ്പികളെ ചിത്രീകരിക്കുന്ന മൺപാത്ര കലയിൽ ചിറകുകളുള്ള സുന്ദരികളായ സ്ത്രീകളെ ചിത്രീകരിച്ചു. ഓവിഡ് അവരെ മനുഷ്യ-വൾച്ചർ എന്നാണ് വിശേഷിപ്പിച്ചത്.

## Notes

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