The Sirens by Andres Hernandez

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Achelous, the father of The Sirens.

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Melpomeme, one of the mothers to The Sirens.

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A ship with sailors at sea.

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It is said the men Odysseus sailed with stuffed their ears with beeswax to not hear the Sirens enchanting voices.

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Death - Sirens brought death to sailors with their enchanting voices.

THE SIRENS

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The Sirens were creatures with bodies of birds with heads of women who lured sailors to their deaths with a bewitching song.

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The Sirens were said to be Persephone's handmaids.

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Persephone, the goddess whos the Sirens were handmaids of before being abducted by Hades.

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Failing to lure Orpheus to his death, it is said that Sirens metamorphosed into rocks after throwing themselves into the sea.

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Another Siren played the ancient instrument cithara.

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After failing to find Persephone after her abduction, they settled on the flowery island of Anthemoessa.

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Hades the god who secretly abducted Persephone.

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The goddess Demeter, who gave the Sirens bodies of birds to help search for Persephone.

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Sirens sung to lure sailors.

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Hera - persuaded the Sirens to enter a contest against the Muses. Defeated, they were deprived of their wings.

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One of the three Sirens played the flute.

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Odysseus - the god the Sirens could not lure to death

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Orpheus - another who the Sirens could not lure to death.

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Aphrodite - Late poets have said the Sirens acquired their winds from Aphrodite to remain virgins.

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Another way Sirens are depicted in modern times.

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In contemporary times, Sirens are depicted as women with scales on their tails like mermaids, like pictured above.

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Gaea - another so called mother of the Sirens

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Calliope - said to be another of the Sirens

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Terpsichore - another mother of the Sirens

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Another depiction of how Sirens are thought to look like in modern times.

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This is one way people could depict Sirens in contemporary times.

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Wing - Sirens had wings, bodies of bird.

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Again, Sirens had bodies of birds. Pictured is a bird's foot.

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Siren depicted in Greek mythology

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The three Sirens: Peisinoe, Aglaope, and Thelxiepeia

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The Argonauts who passed by unharmed with the help of the poet Orpheus.