Siren (mythology)
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"Upon hearing the Sirens' song, Ulysses was driven temporarily insane and struggled with all of his might to break free so that he might join the Sirens, which would have meant his death."--Odyssey |
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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
- Sirenen (1875) - Arnold Böcklin
- La Sirène (1887) - Arnold Böcklin
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