Siren (mythology)

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title: Siren (mythology)
text: In Greek mythology, sirens are female humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Roman poets place them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli. In some later, rationalized traditions, the literal geography of the "flowery" island of Anthemoessa, or Anthemusa, is fixed: sometimes on Cape Pelorum and at others in the islands known as the Sirenuse, near Paestum, or in Capreae. All such locations were surrounded by cli
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description: Half-woman, half-bird creature who lures sailors with her singing
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)
date created: 2002-05-01T08:02:04Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T09:06:13Z
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