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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.
A Moog synthesizer uses the name "Sirin: Analog Messenger of Joy". The Chinese Mobile game Honkai Impact 3rd features a Slavic girl from Belarus named Sirin, as one of the game's major antagonists. "Songbird" Sirin is a female companion in the game Tyranny , who enchants people's minds with her singing.
Articles relating to the Sirens and their depictions. The Sirens were dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. It is also said that they can even charm the winds. Roman poets placed them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli.
Nike in Greek mythology is described as having birdlike wings. [29] Pamola, a bird-man from Abenaki mythology. [30] 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 ...
The system was then upgraded in 2020 to bring the total number of sirens in the state from 93 to 113, it states. However, the sirens did not go off over the weekend until after the storm had ...
Siren, stage name of Valerie Waugaman on the 2008 revival of American Gladiators Alexander Brandon (born 1974), American musician, known as "Siren" in the demoscene Siren Sundby (born 1982), Norwegian Olympic sailor
Why did sirens go off in Indianapolis? While the service is not in charge of the sirens, NWS's Joseph Nield said the combination of the watch and warning may have prompted the early morning sirens.
“If your phones alerted and you hear sirens, that is for wind speeds as strong as a weak tornado! So treat it like one! Get inside, away from windows!” the National Weather Service tweeted.