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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.
Ligeia Siren is a chalk drawing by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (DGR) that was completed in 1873. The painting depicts a siren , a creature from classic Greek mythology, that also appear in tales such as Homer 's Odyssey or Virgil 's Georgics .
According to the Roman poets Virgil (Aeneid, 5.864) and Ovid, the Sirenum Scopuli were three small rocky islands where the sirens of Greek mythology lived and lured sailors to their deaths. "The Sirenum Scopuli are sharp rocks that stand about a stone's throw from the south side of the island" of Capri , was Joseph Addison 's confident ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art This Roman bronze sculpture ca. 1571–1590 depicts a siren from Greek mythology, believed to be an emblem of the Colonna family , and first recorded in the collection of the Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte before passing into the Barberini family .
A 5th-century BC Greek vase in the British Museum with illustrations of Sirens similar to those in Ulysses and the Sirens. The work depicts a scene from the ancient Greek epic the Odyssey, in which the Sirens attempt to use their enchanting song to lure the titular hero Odysseus and his crew towards deadly waters.
In Greek mythology, Thelxinoë / θ ɛ l k ˈ s ɪ n oʊ. iː / [1] (Ancient Greek: Θελξινόη, romanized: Thelxinóē; English translation: "mind charming") was a name attributed to four individuals. Thelxinoë, one of the sirens. Also known as Thelxiope or Thelxiepia. [2] Thelxinoë, one of the four later recognized muses in Greek tradition
The Cave of the Storm Nymphs is a painting by British artist Edward Poynter, depicting three nude sirens or nymphs from Greek mythology that lure sailors to their deaths. . Poynter painted two versions, one in 1902 and the other in 1903, with minor differ
According to Greek legend, Parthenope cast herself into the sea and drowned when her songs failed to entice Odysseus. [9]: 293 Her body washed ashore at Naples, on the island of Megaride, where the Castel dell'Ovo is now located. [10] Her tomb on the island was called "constraction of sirens". [11]