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	Siren (mythology) - MSN Encarta
		Siren (mythology), sea nymph in Greek mythology, sometimes described as having the body of a bird and the head of a woman and at other times represented as a woman.
		The Sirens are the daughters of the sea god Phorcys, although in one version of the myth their father is the river god Achelous.
		The Sirens had such sweet voices that sailors who heard their songs were lured into grounding their boats on the rocks on which the nymphs sang.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579176/Siren_(mythology).html (208 words)

	\| greek mythology
		In the various greek mythology legends, stories and hymns, the gods of ancient Greece are nearly all described as human in appearance, unaging, nearly immune to all wounds and sickness, capable of becoming invisible, able to travel vast distances almost instantly, and able to speak through human beings with or without their knowledge.
		When these greek mythology gods were called upon in poetry or prayer, they are referred to by a combination of their name and epithets, with the epithets identifying them by these distinctions from the other gods.
		These half-human, half divine children are collectively known as "the heroes" in greek mythology, and until the establishment of democracy their descendents claimed the right to rule on the basis of their divine ancestry and presumed divinely inherited ability to rule well.
	www.greek-mythology.net (993 words)

	CU Classics \| Greek Vase Exhibit \| Essays \| Sirens
		Sirens are human-headed birds which make their first appearance in Greek mythology in the Odyssey, an epic poem attributed to Homer (1).
		In this story, the sirens are said to lure sailors to an island by singing in "honey-sweet voice[s]" (2) and promising to provide the men with great wisdom, only to add the sailors' bodies to the beach that is "piled with the bones of men now rotted away" (3).
		Sirens are said by Euripides (12) to live in the underworld as Persephone's companions, and they were believed to accompany the dead to the underworld while producing their "charming music" (13), rather than acting as the cause of death as they did in Homer's epic.
	www.colorado.edu /Classics/exhibits/GreekVases/essays/22312sirens.htm (866 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Siren (mythology)
		In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρῆνας) were sea nymphs who lived on an island called Sirenum scopuli which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
		However, later in history Sirens were sometimes also depicted as beautiful women (whose bodies, not only their voices, are seductive), or even as mermaids (half woman, half fish).
		Persephone, the Maiden: the late Archaic Kore of Antenor from the Acropolis, Athens In Greek mythology, Persephone (Greek Î ÎµÏÏƒÎµÏ†ÏŒÎ½Î·, PersephÃ³nÄ“) was the queen of the Underworld, the Kore or young maiden, and the daughter of Demeter.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Siren-%28mythology%29 (600 words)

	Calling attention to sirens - The Boston Globe
		Sirens wail in the night and people snug in warm beds know they mean trouble.
		Sterling Siren of Rochester, N.Y., had begun producing hand sirens as early as 1905, largely to warn groups of people in factories and elsewhere of fire or other emergency.
		The crew of a fire engine responding to an emergency must often endure a siren as loud in the cab of their vehicle as it is just in front of it.
	www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/12/19/calling_attention_to_sirens (984 words)

	Siren - Monstropedia - the largest encyclopedia about monsters
		In the Sirens or Seirenes were Naiad (sea nymphs) approaching sailors were drawn to them by their enchanting singing, causing them to sail on the cliffs and drown.
		Sirens were said to live on an island called Sirenum scopuli, or in some different traditions, some place them on cape Pelorum, others in the island of Anthemusa, and others again in the Sirenusian islands near Paestum, or in Capreae, which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
		Elle (the only playable siren) suffered grief when she realised that her singing had caused the ship to crash and vowed to never sing again, until her friends convinced her that she should not be ashamed of the fact she is a siren.
	www.monstropedia.org /index.php?title=Siren (1888 words)

	Characters of Greek Mythology - Mythical Creatures - Siren (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sirens were the daughters of either Achelous or Phorcys, by either Terpsichore or Sterope.
		The number of Sirens varies, and is often said to be as few as two, three, or four.
		The coastline of the Sirens' island was littered with bones.
	mythology.tonyarn.com /creatures/siren.html (139 words)

	SIRENS, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		The SIRENS had been companions of Persephone before she was ravished by Hades.
		When the ARGONAUTS sailed past the SIRENS, Orpheus chanted a counter melody to protect his companions, but the Argonaut Butes 1 (son of Zeuxippe 1, daughter of the river god Eridanus) swam off to the SIRENS, and would have perished had not Aphrodite carried him away.
		Achelous is the river god who, in the shape of a bull, wrestled against Heracles 1 for the hand of Deianira 1, and got one horn broken which he recovered by giving the horn of Amalthea in its stead.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/SIRENS.html (627 words)

	Medieval Bestiary : Siren
		Early sources say the siren is human (always female) from the head to the navel, and bird from the waist down.
		In some cases sirens are described as having both bird's feet and a fish tail, as for example by Philippe de Thaon.
		Siren illustrations are varied, and can often be confused with the mermaid.
	bestiary.ca /beasts/beast246.htm (477 words)

	Sirens
		In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρῆνας) were Naiads (sea nymphs) who lived on an island called Sirenum scopuli which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
		However, later in history Sirens were sometimes also depicted as beautiful women (whose bodies, not only their voices, are seductive), or even as mermaids (half woman, half fish).
		Odysseus escaped the Sirens by having all his sailors plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/Sirens.html (526 words)

	Siren (mythology) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Anthropology of Mythology Dedicated to the on-going study of world mythology and how humankind uses myth to express its belief in God.
		Mythopedia Proposing a theory of unity of human mythology, listing the common motifs in mythology, ritual, and symbolism, with comprehensive encyclopaedia of gods and myths from all corners of the world.
		Greek Mythology Devoted to the early Greek mythology from the Iliad to the fall of the last tyrant.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Siren_(mythology).html (436 words)

	siren (mythology) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about siren (mythology)
		In Greek mythology, a sea nymph, half woman and half bird, who lured sailors to shipwreck along rocky coasts with her irresistable singing, before devouring them.
		Odysseus, on the advice of the enchantress Circe, tied himself to the mast of his ship in order to hear the sirens safely, and plugged his crew's ears with wax.
		When the Argonauts sailed by, the singing of their companion Orpheus surpassed that of the sirens and the expedition escaped.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /siren+(mythology) (150 words)

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		In early Greek mythology, Sirens were prophets of great wisdom often described as having bodies of a bird and beautiful human heads.
		The Sirens lived on an island off the coast of Sicily and sang so beautifully that no mariner could resist their call.
	www.sireninteractive.com /about/history.html (334 words)

	Siren - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Greek mythology, the Sirens were sea nymphs who lived on a island surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
		The word siren is nowadays used for devices making sound to alarm others, such as the air raid siren or the sirens on ambulances, police and fire brigade cars.
		The siren, which is a free aerophone, consists of a disk with holes in it, rotated so that the holes interrupt the air coming out of a hole.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Siren_(mythology) (313 words)

	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens: Lesser Siren
		Sirens were named for a temptress of mythology, and not for the warning devise used by emergency vehicles.
		The siren “yelp” is a sound similar to that of a green tree frog heard calling in the distance.
		Siren reproduction is relatively unknown, and external fertilization in this family is a possibility.
	www.jaxzoo.org /things/biofacts/LesserSiren.asp (396 words)

	Siren
		Siren reported on the 18th for duty to the Commandant of the 1st Naval District.
		During this and her next assignment-to the Commander, Atlantic Fleet-from December 1942 until April 1944, Siren patrolled and escorted convoys along the southeastern coast of the United States and between the islands of the Caribbean.
		Siren was struck from the Navy list on 13 November 1945 and turned over to the War Shipping Administration for disposal.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s13/siren-iii.htm (367 words)

	siren (zoology) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about siren (zoology) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The mud-eel Siren lacertina, is over 60 cm long/24 in long, and occurs in North America.
		It resembles Proteus except that teeth and hind limbs are absent.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /siren+(zoology) (108 words)

	Siren - TheBestLinks.com - Siren (mythology), Banshee, Demeter, Greek language, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Siren (mythology), Siren, Banshee, Demeter, Greek language, Greek mythology...
		In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes (greek Σειρῆνας) were sea nymphs who lived on an island surrounded by cliffs and rocks.
		The phrase "Siren song" refers to an appeal that is hard to resist but that, if heeded, will lead to a bad result.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Siren___28__mythology__29__.html (454 words)

	A Siren and a Centaur (Getty Museum)
		The siren and the centaur are two of the mythological beasts that populate the medieval bestiary.
		The siren was still represented as half woman, half bird, with an extraordinary power to lure sailors with their charm.
		A fantastic hybrid from ancient mythology, half horse, half man, whose human appearance from the front conceals a beastly nature behind, the centaur represented the sin of hypocrisy in the Christian tradition.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=5464 (147 words)

	Siren - Encyclopedia.com
		Siren, in Greek mythology, one of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the head of a woman and the body of a bird.
		Siren, Wis., celebrates the things that endure; The little town wrecked by a tornado has faced some grim days.
		Attitude, decision-making, and behavior among a small group of citizens near the path of the Siren, Wisconsin tornado of 18 June 2001.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Siren.html (596 words)

	Siren - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SIREN, a name derived from the Greek Sirens (see below) for an acoustical signalling instrument specially used in lighthouses, andc.
		As E. Cope has first shown, the siren must be regarded as a degenerate rather than a primitive type.
		From what we have said above about Proteus and similar forms, it is evident that the "perennibranchiates" do not constitute a natural group.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Siren (178 words)

	Excite - Search: Sirens- Greek Mythology
		The three Sirens were Pisinoe, Aglaope and Thelxiepi, all daughters of the river god, Achelous.
		Greek mythology, sirens were actually prophets and described as having bodies of a bird and beautiful human heads.
		The song of the Sirens is irresistible but, the they reside beyond impassable reefs which destroy the sailors boat...
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	Myths and Legends
		Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ This page contains a description of the pantheon of the people refered to as Canaanites in the Bible, as recovered from the city of Ugarit in what is now western Syria.
		Hittite Mythology REF This page contains a description of the pantheon, and history of the Hittites, who drew heavily upon the pantheon of their neighbors the Hurrians.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth2.html (12095 words)

	alt.mythology Sumerian Mythology FAQ, ver. 2.0
		Archive-name: mythology/sumer-faq Posting-Frequency: annually Last-modified: 2000/7/27 Version: 2.0 URL: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/sumer-faq.html Sumerian Mythology FAQ (Version 2.0) by Christopher Siren, 1992,1994-2000 cbsiren@cisunix.unh.edu http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren This FAQ is posted after major updates to alt.mythology.
		After his death, she visited him in the underworld with Inanna, and was allowed to take his place there for six months out of the year.
		This up-to-date and thorough resource on Mesopotamian mythology has great photos and illustrations by Tessa Rickards and very useful entries which often indicate the times and places when variant tales were current.
	www.faqs.org /faqs/mythology/sumer-faq (10828 words)

	SirenScapes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Siren is a part maiden, part bird creature that has its origins in Greek mythology.
		The term "Siren" loosely translates from its Greek origins to mean "enchantress of the deep".
		Siren's have been associated with sea nymphs, mermaids, and other mythological aquatic dwellers over the centuries.
	www.sirenscapes.com /Siren.html (219 words)

	Sirens Mythology - Crystalinks
		In early Greek mythology, sirens were actually prophets and described as having bodies of a bird and beautiful human heads.
		Some ancient myths say the sirens are the daughters of the river Achelous and the Muse of dancing, Terpsichore the "Whirler." The numbers and names of the sirens are inconsistent in classical mythology.
		In a legend about the Sirens and the Muses, it was said Hera, queen of the gods, persuaded the Sirens to enter a singing contest with the Muses.
	www.crystalinks.com /sirens.html (886 words)

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		In Greek mythology, Sirens were part human, part bird.
		The three Sirens that were written about the most in Greek Mythology were Pisinoe, Aglaope and Thelxiepi, all daughters of the river god, Achelous.
		The Starbucks logo is often referred to as the "Siren Logo" due to their depiction of a Siren on all their products.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/1850-sirens (304 words)

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		The sirens devoured sailors that happened to pass their islands and succumbed to their songs, however the Argonauts passed safely by as Orpheus outsang the sirens causing the sirens to throw themselves into the sea to die.
		The sirens, who lived in a flowery meadow on an island off the coast of Sicily, waited for ships to pass, were irresistible and lured men to their deaths.
		The picture of the sirens attempting to seduce Odysseus and his crew from Women in Classical Mythology at Princeton University is a clear representation of this scene.
	www.arthistory.sbc.edu /imageswomen/papers/lindforssiren/siren.html (1096 words)

	siren - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Siren, common name for members of a family of eel-like salamanders.
		Sirens, in Greek mythology, sea nymphs, with the bodies of birds and the heads of women, the daughters of the sea god Phorcys.
		Blest pair of sirens, pledges of heaven's joy,
	uk.encarta.msn.com /siren.html (145 words)

	Siren
		Still, 'Siren' does signify a new test for Frank, one coming from outside the Group and his own home life.
		a siren was any one of a group of sea nymphs who lured mariners to destruction on the rocks surrounding their island by their sweet singing.
		The voice of Tamara Lee, who was recovered from the ocean, has the same damning effect on those she speaks to throughout this episode.
	www.fourthhorseman.com /Abyss/Episodes/epi217.htm (1173 words)

	Sirens
		In Greek mythology, the Sirens are creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird.
		When on another journey the Odysseus' ship passed the Sirens, had the sailors stuff their ears with wax.
		They were present when she was abducted and, because they did not interfere, Demeter changed them into birds with female faces (Ovid V, 551).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/s/sirens.html (288 words)

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