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[5] [6] De la Tour's siren could produce sound under water, [7] suggesting a link with the sirens of Greek mythology; hence the name he gave to the instrument. [8] Instead of disks, most modern mechanical sirens use two concentric cylinders, which have slots parallel to their length. The inner cylinder rotates while the outer one remains ...
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 emergency medical services' Star of Life features a rod of Asclepius In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius (⚕; Ancient Greek: Ῥάβδος τοῦ Ἀσκληπιοῦ, Rhábdos toû Asklēpioû, sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius and as the asklepian, [1] is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with ...
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
According to Greek legend, Parthenope cast herself into the sea and drowned when her songs failed to entice Odysseus. [9]: 293 Her body washed ashore at Naples, on the island of Megaride, where the Castel dell'Ovo is now located. [10] Her tomb on the island was called "constraction of sirens". [11]
An ambulance with two red revolving lights mounted above two flashing red lights, with two speakers between for the vehicle's electronic siren.Also seen are two antennae; the one seen between the two speakers is for a two-way radio, while the one seen in front of the flashing light on the left is probably for the vehicle's conventional AM/FM radio.
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 ...
Pisinoe, also called Peisithoe (Πεισιθόη), one of the Sirens. She was attested as a daughter of the river-god Achelous and the Muse Melpomene [1] [2] or Sterope, daughter of King Porthaon of Calydon. [3] She may have two sisters, variously named as Thelxiepeia [1] [2] [4] [5] and Aglaope [1] [4] or Molpe [2] or Ligea. [5]