Siren (mythology)
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| - | In [[Greek mythology]], a '''siren''' was one of a group of [[nymph]]s who [[lure]]d [[mariner]]s to their death on the rocks. By exstentions it means a [[dangerous]]ly [[seductive]] woman, [[femme fatale]]. | + | In [[Greek mythology]], a '''siren''' was one of a group of [[nymph]]s who [[lure]]d [[mariner]]s to their death on the rocks. By exstension it means a [[dangerous]]ly [[seductive]] woman, [[femme fatale]]. |
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In Greek mythology, a siren was one of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks. By exstension it means a dangerously seductive woman, femme fatale.
See also
- Harpy
- Cecaelia
- Melusine
- Naiad
- Nix
- Nymph
- Lorelei, an area of the Rhine River where fishermen were drawn to their doom by enchanting songs and music
- Water sprite
- Slavic fairies
- La Sirène (1887) - Arnold Böcklin
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