Sirens

Hannah Dampier
 What are the Sirens?
► Sirens are mythological creatures. They are
half women, half birds who lure people to
their death.
► The Sirens live on ‘The Island of the Sirens.’
Go figure.
► Very enchanting creatures, with a beautiful
and loud singing voice.
 The Harpies
► These are mythological creatures that can
easily be confused with the Sirens.
► They are birds that have the face of a
women.
► They are loathable creatures, that went to
kill people by eating them.
 Sirens Stories
The Story of Argonauts:
The Argonauts were passing the Island of the
Sirens. “They sat on a cliff, half hidden by sea
spray and sang so beautifully that all sailors who
heard them dived into the sea and tried to swim to
them only to drown or pine to death at the sailors
feet.” Their voices were irresistible, causing
anyone within ears reach to linger towards it. So
when the Argonauts passed they almost died,
however Orpheus drowned out the singing with
his harp and they passed the Island without harm.
 Where are they Now?
► Itwas said that the Sirens could live no
longer if anyone passed the Island and
didn’t die. So when they passed the Island,
no one ever saw The Sirens again. They are
now dead and gone.
 Family History
► Sirensparents are Achelous and Sterope.
► Sterope’s brother was Oeheus. And
Streope’s parents were Porthagon and
Euryte.
Pictures
http://www.maicar.com/GML/SIRENS.html
http://www.mythimedia.org/Ulysses_and_the_Sirens.html
http://www.horrornews.net/monster_of_the_week/html/8.html
 Works Cited
► D’aulaires book of Greek Myths. Ingri and Edgar Parin
D’aulaires. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc.
1962. NY
► The Sirens. Bernard Evslin. Chealsea House. 1988. NY
► Sirens. Greek Mythology Link. Carlos Parada. Web. 1997
http://www.maicar.com/GML/SIRENS.html
► MythiMedia. Via degli Ariani. Web.
http://www.mythimedia.org/Ulysses_and_the_Sirens.html