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Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. [5] Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [6] [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.
Sailors' superstitions are superstitions particular to sailors or mariners, and which traditionally have been common around the world. Some of these beliefs are popular superstitions, while others are better described as traditions, stories, folklore , tropes , myths, or legends .
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Articles relating to the Sirens and their depictions. The Sirens were dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. It is also said that they can even charm the winds. Roman poets placed them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli.
The conception of the siren as both a mermaid-like creature and part bird-like persisted in Byzantine Greece for some time. [185] The Physiologus began switching the illustration of the siren as that a mermaid, as in a version dated to the ninth century. [75] The tenth century Byzantine Greek dictionary Suda still favored the avian description ...
One of the many superstitions associated with leap years is about relationships. Written and passed down in Greek and Ukranian folklore is the belief that getting married during a leap year will ...
5. Noodles portend a long life. In a tradition that dates back to the Han dynasty, birthdays, anniversaries, and Chinese New Year celebrations call for eating longevity noodles for good luck ...
But the rules that scared me most as a child were the superstitions about marriage. Omens about the groom seeing the wedding gown (or God forbid the bride!). Predictions about what happens if it ...