God and Monsters Padlet: Sirens by Tisha Huynh (Student FVHS)

How the Sirens Function

stran121_ — 2023-12-18 21:03:35 UTC

Sirens are monsters that attempt to lure sailors towards them by using their beautiful voices to sing songs. These songs could hypnotize these sailors, crashing their boats or ships that kill them. In the novel, Circe warns Odysseus, who was on his way home, about the "Seirênês, crying beauty to bewitch men coasting by; woe to the innocent who hears that sound! He will not see his lady nor his children in joy; crowding about him, home from sea; the Seirênês will sing his mind away on their sweet meadow lolling." (Homer 210)

Bos, Carole D. “Odysseus and the Sirens.” Awesome Stories, Awesome Stories, 2016, www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Odysseus-and-the-Sirens.

Themes/Ideas They Represent

tahuynh103_ — 2023-12-19 19:47:41 UTC

The Sirens originally

represented the risks sailors took by going out to sea. Later, the Sirens became known for their association with the concepts of lust, temptation, and the dangers that came with it.

tahuynh103_ — 2023-12-19 19:49:40 UTC

Video: Odysseus and the Sirens

stran121_ — 2023-12-19 19:55:16 UTC

Works Cited

stran121_ — 2023-12-19 20:00:19 UTC

Bos, Carole D. “Odysseus and the Sirens.” Awesome Stories, Awesome Stories, 2016, www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Odysseus-and-the-Sirens.

https://study.com/learn/lesson/siren-mythology.html#:~:text=What%20do%20sirens%20symbolize%3F,continued%20into%20the%20modern%20imagination.

History and Background

tahuynh103_ — 2023-12-19 20:06:43 UTC

In Greek mythology, a Siren is a creature that's half bird and half woman. They entrance sailors to their doom with their songs. Sirens were said to be "the daughters of the sea god Phorcys or of the river god Achelous by one of the Muses." In a poem by Ovid, they were companions of Persephone. After Hades took her away, the Sirens prayed for wings to fly across the sea. In other versions, Demeter had them change into birds as punishment for not guarding Persephone.

stran121_ — 2023-12-19 20:14:51 UTC