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Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. [5] Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [6] [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.
The Harpies, birds with the heads of women; Lamia, a child-eating, disfigured monster; Metis, an oceanid and first wife of Zeus; The Nereids, oceanids; Scylla and Charybdis, sea monsters living on opposite sides of a narrow strait; The Sirens, women combined with birds, whose songs lured sailors to wreck their ships
A fictional textbook about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter world, including mermaids. They are described as in three different species: sirens, selkies and merrows. Similar to other humanoid magical creatures in this universe, they do not wield or understand magic themselves. They appear in the fourth and sixth books of the series.
Peri, beautiful, winged women from Persian folklore. Ra, an ancient Egyptian sun god often depicted with a falcon's head. [31] Sirens from Greek mythology began as women-bird hybrids, [32] but later evolved to become closer to mermaids. Sirin, mythological creatures of Rus' legend based on the original depiction of the Greek sirens.
On the other hand, the women in the tales who do speak up are framed as wicked. Cinderella's stepsisters' language is decidedly more declarative than hers, and the woman at the center of the tale "The Lazy Spinner" is a slothful character who, to the Grimms' apparent chagrin, is "always ready with her tongue."
Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc. In English, female merfolk are called mermaids , although in a strict sense, mermaids are confined to beings who are half-woman and half-fish in appearance; male merfolk are called mermen .
Parthenope has been depicted in various forms of literature and art, from ancient coins that bore her semblance [6] to the Fountain of the Spinacorona, where she is depicted quenching the fires of Vesuvius with water from her breasts. [14]
Women, said Naguleswaran, are simply more likely to ditch meat, and to care about how their diet affects the environment and other people. It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat ...