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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 .
Mythic Warriors (also known as Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend) is a 1998–2000 anthology animated television series, [1] which featured retellings of popular Greek myths that were altered so as to be appropriate for younger audiences, co-produced by Nelvana Limited and Marathon Media. [2]
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 ...
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
In Greek mythology, Ligeia or Ligia (Ancient Greek: Λίγεια, romanized: Lígeia, lit. 'clear-toned' from ligeios) may refer to two personages: Ligea, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the Old Man of the Sea, Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1] [2] She was one of the nymphs in the train of Cyrene. Ligeia was described to have ...
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.
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]