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The Siren harnesses feminine energy, is often coy, glamorous, regal, and gravitates toward a life of leisure and comfort. They have an instant effect on their partner due to their inherent sex appeal which lies in their calm, unhurried demeanor and dazzling appearance. Sirens have an almost dangerous quality.
The German Nix and Nixe (and Nixie) are types of river merman and mermaid who may lure men into drowning, like the Scandinavian type, akin to the Celtic Melusine and similar to the Greek Siren. The German epic Nibelungenlied mentions the nix in connection with the Danube, as early as 1180 to 1210.
Siren (mythology) In Greek mythology, sirens (Ancient Greek: singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) are female humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. [1] Roman poets place them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli.
Cops in Bicester, England experienced this firsthand recently when a cheeky crow decided to mimic the sound of a police siren that was so spot on the officers thought it was one of their own cars ...
Ulysses pact. A Ulysses pact or Ulysses contract is a freely made decision that is designed and intended to bind oneself in the future. The term is used in medicine, especially in reference to advance directives (also known as living wills), where there is some controversy over whether a decision made by a person in one state of health should ...
A succubus may take a form of a beautiful woman, but closer inspection may reveal deformities of her body, such as bird-like claws or serpentine tails. [7] Folklore also describes men being forced to perform the act of cunnilingus. [8] In later folklore, a succubus took the form of a siren.
Country. Worldwide. In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings.
The pitch doesn’t match perfectly, but we appreciate the effort. In this case, the dog is howling in response to such an alarming stimulus as a siren. Dogs will also bark at car alarms. It’s ...