The Greek Depiction Of Sirens In Greek Mythology

ens are best known in Greek mythology for their beautiful voices, and their ability to lure Sailors and other travellers to their deaths in the water. According to Greek mythology; the sirens were daughters of the river god however their mother is unknown. Although sirens are almost always depicted in the water (specifically in the sea) they are not technically water deities. Another common depiction of sirens is that they have wings and many of their features resemble that of a bird. Some versions of the myth claim that sirens could capture the minds of their victims (usually travellers) and could transform into the shape that the traveller would find most desirable. Sirens usually killed their victims by pulling them underwater or by leading them off of cliffs into the sea below. According to mythology, Odysseus, a Greek hero, managed two other liberate himself and his crew from the clutches of the sirens by taking the advice of a Sorceress and stopping the ears of his crew with wax so that they couldn’t hear the songs of their siren. However, Odysseus himself was almost ensnared by the sirens song but had his crew tie him to the mast of the ship in order to prevent him from steering the ship towards the rocks. There have been many

In the fourth film they steal characters and hide them in the lake as part of a trial. According the lore of this fantasy universe, the mer-people were offered being status but refused in favour of their current beast status, similar to the centaurs. The aspect of them having beautiful voices in included in the film; a clue to the trial is hidden inside an egg that harry gained from the first trial, when he originally attempts the listen to the clue all he hears is a screeching sound, however when he attempts a second time (this time underwater) he hears the gorgeous voices of the