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  Siren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Greek amphora depicting Odysseus' encounter with the 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.
Approaching sailors were drawn to them by their enchanting singing, causing them to sail on the cliffs and drown.
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 Sirenum scopuli - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Sirenum scopuli   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sirenum scopuli - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Sirenum scopuli.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: Orpheus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Centaur Chiron had warned Argonaut leader Jason that only with the aid of Orpheus would they be able to navigate past the Sirens unscathed.
The Sirens lived on three small, rocky islands called Sirenum scopuli and sang irresistibly beautiful songs that enticed sailors and their ships to the islands' craggy shoals.
Once shipwrecked on the rocks, the sailors became supper for the Sirens.
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 Sirens
In Greek mythology, the Sirens are creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird.
They lived on an island (Sirenum scopuli; three small rocky islands) and with the irresistible charm of their song they lured mariners to their destruction on the rocks surrounding their island (Virgil V, 846; Ovid XIV, 88).
The Argonauts escaped them because when he heard their song, Orpheus immediately realized the peril they were in.
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 Siren
Then from these feathers, the muses made themselves crowns to remind them of their victory.
After this event the Sirens were forced to live on the shorelines of the islands, Sirenum and scopuli.
Here using their musical talents they lured sailers to there death.IN later legends, they are often transformed into mermaids who use their beautiful voices to lure mortals to them.
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 Sirens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
"Sirens" is a name taken from Greek mythology: they are creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird which lived on an island (Sirenum scopuli; three small rocky islands).
With the irresistible charm of their song they lured mariners to their destruction.
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 sea.in.dust - NO TOMORROW, Sunday, Aug. 14th: Impact Test Dummy and DJs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The first instances of the weaponization of sound are very old...
the horns that destroyed the walls of Jericho, soldiers beating their swords against their armor, and the Sirens of Sirenum scopuli.
More recent examples include the Nazi-designed Feraliminal Lycanthropizer, crowd-control LRADs (Long Range Acoustic Devices), rape whistles, car alarms, and all that insipid shit you hear on the radio.
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 Sirens In Greek Mythology | Greece
Definitions Mythology» Greek Sirens are creatures with the head of a female and the body of a bird.
They lived on an island (Sirenum scopuli; three small rocky islands) and with the
Margaret Atwood: A personal odyssey and how she rewrote Homer (Independent)
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