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Sirens

Sirens are from Greek mythology and are said to be seductive bird-women, but sometimes they are portrayed as women who live near water and sing to lure men to them, before drowning them.

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Where did sirens in greek mythology come from?

They were born, daughters of the river god Achelous - or the sea god Phorcus- and Sterope/Terpsichore/Melpomene /Calliope/Gaea.

What do sirens wear?

Nothing they are fish bellow waist just like Mermaids and naked above waist.

Do sirens have to have wings?

In most ancient art and literature they are described as part bird, part woman (eg. with a woman's head and sometimes torso), similar to the harpies, so yes, they normally have wings. However the earliest and most famous account of them, in Homer's Odyssey, does not mention wings and just describes them as sitting in a flowery meadow, singing so beautifully as to lure men to their island, where they stay, enchanted by the singing, until they die. In some more recent depictions in art they are shown as mermaids, probably due to the fact that in some languages, like French, the same word is used for a siren and a mermaid. Also they are similar, in that they are seductive and dangerous (some stories tell of mermaids luring sailors onto rocks).

Can a man be a siren?

Maybe, if you are writing a book. But if you are going by old time sirens, no. There were mainly men on the ships, not women. If you hadn't seen your wife or a women in almost six months you would be helpless to a sirens song. And they are portrayed as female.

If you driving and hear a siren coming what should you do?

make room for it to come through or pull over
Yield the right of way to emergency vehicles on the road with flashers and sirens in use.

What special powers do sirens have?

If a sailor heard the voice of a Siren singing they would try to reach them and then either drown or die by ship wreck.

Did the sirens plunder Odysseus ship?

No.

Sirens are mythological creatures that lure sailors to their doom by their voices, they had no use for 'plunder'.

Where did the sirens do?

Sirens cause shipwrecks to protect their existence.

Were Sirens considered killers?

They were assuredly considered one of the dangers of the sea, as a reason to why some ships did not return or were wrecked on reefs.

What is the symbol for the Sirens of Greek mythology?

Symbol of the dangers of the sea to the unwary sailor.

Can someone become a siren?

No, they were a mythological monster.

What powers does Sirens have?

With their voices alone they lured sailors to drowning or wrecking a ship on the cliffs of a island to reach them.

What is the symbol for the siren?

The uncertainty of a sailor or vessel ever returning to shore from the sea after a long voyage.

Why didn't Odysseus tell his men of Charybdis and Scylla?

By keeping the knowledge to himself he likely saved most his men, save the six that were lost to Scylla, as a ship divided as his men would have been would not have made it at all.

Three bodies joined at the waist?

In the tenth labor of Hercules there is mention of Geryon, son of Chrysaor by Callirrhoe, daughter of Ocean. He had the body of three men grown together and joined in one at the waist, but parted in three from the flanks and thighs.

What did the sirens eat in The Odyssey?

It is not written what they ate, only what they did (sing sailors to their death), and where they were.

If a woman is described as a siren what does that mean?

It means that she is hard to be resisted, and usually dangerous.

How old are the sirens in the Odyssey?

You look in vain for the age of the mythological characters.

What was the land of the sirens?

The Land of the Sirens is a mythical area in the Mediterranean Sea that comes up a lot in Greek Mythology. It is most famously used in the book The Odyssey, by Homer. Where Odysseus and his crew have to row by it. On this land, there are sirens. These Sirens are supernatural women that produce lovely songs. They are so lovely, that they lure sailors in. When the sailors are lured in too far, they hit the jagged rocks surrounding the island, and their ship wrecks. Odysseus instructs his crew to fill their ears with wax, so they will not hear the songs. He is then tied to the ship mast, so he can hear the beautiful songs, but not instruct his crew to sail there. As much as he begs and pleads, they do not sail there, and they continue to journey back to Odysseus's land of Ithaca.

Do Sirens eat people?

No. They supposedly would lure sailors to their grisly death, usually making the ship sink.

What are some similarities and differences between Medusa and the Sirens?

Medusa was a Gorgon who's gaze could turn a mortal to stone.

The sirens lured sailors and ships to their doom by their song.

Both methods end in death, yet neither was related to each other in mythology.