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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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Who were the sirens' enemies?

Sirens did not really have enemies. The only one's may have been an enemy to the siren would be women. They saw the siren as a threat who wanted to steal away their men.

What kind of symbols do the sirens have?

The sirens were a symbol of the dangers of the sea in ships and sailors not coming back to shore or family.

What are some interesting facts about Athena?

  • Athena is a virgin goddess
  • she was born after Zeus swallowed Metis because if she had a son he would overthrow him
  • Athena has Pallas in front of her name because of her childhood friend Pallas
  • she is the goddess of wisdom strategy strength justice and skill
  • her symbol was the olive tree
  • the city of Athens was named after her
  • No siblings and no husband
  • Favorite daughter of Zeus
  • Goddess of wisdom, the arts, war, industry, justice and skill
  • Mother was Metis
  • Hercules' half sister
  • Invented the flute
  • Sprang fully grown from Zeus's head because he swallowed Metis when she was pregnant
  • turned Medusa into a monster; gave her the hair of snakes

Who told Odysseus about the sirens?

Circe told him about the Siren and Scylla and Chrybdis

What happened to the men who heard the sirens sing?

They died either by drowning or ship wreaking themselves.

How do you describe the sirens and what they do?

They lured sailors and ships to their doom by song. They represented the danger of the sea that a man or ship might never return after setting out on a voyage.

How do the sirens die in Greek mythology?

Hermes tricked the sirens into eating themself by painting them to look like humans why they were sleeping.

How did the sirens die?

They either never died, or they drowned and turned to stone upon Odysseus leaving them after hearing their song and being 'unmoved' to take to the sea and drown.

What is a symbol for danger?

the symbol for danger is a skull.

What is the Peril of the sirens in odyssey?

With their song they lured men to drown and ships to wreck upon cliffs in effort to reach the sirens.

What is the danger of the sirens?

That if a sailor heard their song, he would drown.

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

Figure out where the siren is coming from and get out of the way of the emergency vehicle by pulling over or moving out of the way.

Where did Greeks take shelter from the sirens?

You could not take shelter from the sirens unless you had either a musician on the ship as was the case for the Argonauts who had Orpheus; or had had the directions of Circe who aided Odysseus.

What kind of threat do the sirens pose to sailors?

Homer says they lure sailors to their island by their irresistibly beautiful singing, and they stay there till they die (presumably of hunger and thirst). He says the island is piled up with decomposing bodies... You sometimes read descriptions of them as luring sailors onto rocks, but that seems to be in fact more appropriate to the legends of mermaids.

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

You must yield the right-of-way to police cars, fire truck, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles which are sounding a siren or bell or flashing a red light by pulling to the edge of the road (the side you would normally stop and park on) and slowing down or stopping. In the event traffic is so congested as to prevent you from safely doing so, slow down and leave a clear path for the emergency vehicle.

What is the Roman for Sirens?

There is no Roman name for Sirens, as the Romans adopted both the myth and the word from the Greeks.

How do you become a siren?

You cannot. They are mythical and purely fictional creatures

Who killed the sirens?

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.

Who were the Sirens?

The Sirens were young and beautiful bird-woman (similar to harpies) in Greek Mythology who lured sailors with their enchanting voices. Sailors entranced this way dove into the sea to be with the Sirens, or sailed their ships into the rocks and to their death. The Sirens are most famous for being in Homer's Odyssey where they tried to lure Odysseus on his way home from Troy.

They were given wings by Demeter to look for Persephone when she was taken as the sirens usually accompanied Persephone.

They were considered the daughters of the river god Achelous, fathered upon Terpsichore, Melpomene, Sterope, or Chthon.

Are sirens real?

NO! They are just myths like mermaids. Even though they might sound awesome, don't go around telling everyone they are real, because they were made up sometime in the late 1800's.