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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.
Odysseus and the Sirens, eponymous vase of the Siren Painter, ca. 480-470 BC, (British Museum) The Siren, by John William Waterhouse (circa 1900), depicted as a fish-chimera. Sirens were mythological, often dangerous and beautiful, creatures, portrayed as femmes fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to ...
According to the Roman poets Virgil (Aeneid, 5.864) and Ovid, the Sirenum Scopuli were three small rocky islands where the sirens of Greek mythology lived and lured sailors to their deaths. "The Sirenum Scopuli are sharp rocks that stand about a stone's throw from the south side of the island" of Capri , was Joseph Addison 's confident ...
For centuries, sailors on the high seas supposedly saw everything from ghost ships, sea monsters, mermaids, and even sirens: dangerous femmes fatales who lured sailors to their death.
Siren's Curse at Cedar Point will be the tallest, ... Siren’s Curse will be themed after the mythical sirens who reside under the water in Lake Erie and use their voices to lure sailors with song.
Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their deaths. Places. Siren (town), Wisconsin; ... Siren, stage name ...
Ulysses and the Sirens (1909) by Herbert James Draper. From there he set sail through the pass of the Sirens, whose sweet singing lure sailors to their doom. He had stopped up the ears of his crew with wax, and Odysseus alone listened while tied to the mast.
Oklahoma City tests its tornado sirens every Saturday at 12 p.m., unless there's already inclement weather to be expected. The noise can be quite jarring, especially if there's clear skies and sun.