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The siren appeared in several illustrated manuscripts of the Physiologus and its successors called the bestiaries. The siren was depicted as a half-woman and half-fish mermaid in the 9th century Berne Physiologus, [25] as an early example, but continued to be illustrated with both bird-like parts (wings, clawed feet) and fish-like tail. [26]
Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc. In English, female merfolk are called mermaids, although in a strict sense, mermaids are confined to beings who are half-woman and half-fish in appearance; male merfolk are called mermen. Depending on the story, they can ...
UK, from the flashing blue lights and the two-tone siren on a police car. Blueband UK, from the blue cap-band worn by PCSOs. [citation needed] Bluebottle Antique name for the police referring to the old-style uniform. [6] Blue Canary Canadian, a term used by firefighters to rib police officers.
The male and the female collectively are sometimes referred to as merfolk or merpeople. The Western concept of mermaids as beautiful, seductive singers may have been influenced by the sirens of Greek mythology, which were originally half-birdlike, but
Siren (surname) Siren, stage name of female bodybuilder Shelley Beattie on the TV show American Gladiators; Siren, stage name of Valerie Waugaman on the 2008 revival of American Gladiators
Maui's emergency management director, Herman Andaya, called sirens "a last resort" in the years before the deadly Aug. 8 fire in Lahaina, records show.
Pages in category "Sirens" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Other sirens would also be going off, such as the one on top of City Hall downtown, if it was the real thing. “Had it been an actual lahar, you would definitely hear it,” he said.