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Did the Sirens foretell the coming of danger? Sometimes the Siren is a woman, or a woman with wings.

The siren is the sound of a warning bell or alarm, and generally means that there is trouble somewhere ahead. The Sirens are so upset that a man hears their song, but escapes, that they throw themselves into the sea and drown! What an odd tale indeed! And, of course, there are many theories on what it might all mean.įor starters, the word has survived in modern language. Odysseus manages to pass by unharmed by asking his men to tie him to the mast of the ship, while they put wax in their ears so that they will not hear the Siren’s Song and perish. Jason and his Argonauts manage to pass by with the help of Orpheus who drowns out their singing with his music. The myths describe them as being three sea creatures who lure mariners to their deaths with enchanting songs. They are first mentioned by Hesiod in his Catalogue of Women, but they appear in many texts including the Argonautica, Euripides’ Helen and Homer’s Odyssey. The name Sirens comes from the Greek Σειρηνες which translated is ‘seiraô’.

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