Anthemoessa, a mythical island.
Anthemoessa and other islands.
In Greek mythology, the sirens were not married. They were sea nymphs who lured sailors with their enchanting voices.
The sirens were the daughter of the river God,Achelous. The mothers name was never mentioned.
There are no modern sirens - unless you mean the term - even so Greek sirens were mythological monsters that explained to the people of that time why it was ships and sailors sometimes did not return.
the sailors feared the sirens because the song that the sirens were singing was leading them to their death.
Hermes tricked the sirens into eating themself by painting them to look like humans why they were sleeping.
Siren - Entwiner, Binder (Greek : seiraô)
The sirens in Greek mythology were half woman half bird monsters that sang sweet songs to sailors that made them forget everything and crash their ships. No, they were not worshipped.
No, only drowned them by their song.
The Sirens are featured in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey." In this classic tale, the Sirens are mythical creatures who lure sailors to their doom with their enchanting voices and singing.
It has not been noted whether or not anybody out right killed the Sirens of Greek mythology. However, it is said that Sirens die whenever someone escapes their song which was done by Odysseus and his crew.
Sirens were deities of Greek Mythology - first written of by Homer in around 850 BC or 12th Century BC.
They were hideous! Only their singing was pretty.