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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.
Public warning system siren in Dresden, Germany. An emergency population warning, or public warning system is a method where by local, regional, or national authorities can contact or notify members of the public to warn them of an impending emergency. These warnings may be necessary for a number of reasons, including:
A civil defense siren is a siren used to provide an emergency population warning to the general population of approaching danger. Initially designed to warn city dwellers of air raids (air-raid sirens) during World War II, they were later used to warn of nuclear attack and natural disasters, such as tornadoes (tornado sirens).
A siren is a loud noise-making device. There are two general types: mechanical and electronic. Civil defense sirens are mounted in fixed locations and used to warn of natural disasters or attacks. Sirens are used on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines.
What will the Siren’s Curse be like at Cedar Point? Cedar Point says riders on the coaster will hear this mournful music as they ascend a lift hill themed to an old 160-foot-tall Lake Erie ...
Sirens, video game characters in Borderlands Shadow Sirens, major antagonists (except Vivian ) in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door The Siren, a character from the 1960s Batman TV series unrelated to the DC Comics Siren
Greater sirens play a crucial role in aquatic food webs and have been described as midlevel predators. [16] Sirens swallow molluscs whole and will pass the shell as waste. [17] They are nocturnal and spend the day in dense vegetation. [11] Their lifespan in the wild is unknown, but in captivity they can live up to 25 years.
Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River.