Facts about Sirens Greek Mythology

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   Ancient Greek accounts gave varying numbers of Sirens, with some traditions naming two and others naming three, including figures called Parthenope, Ligeia, and Leucosia.

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   Jason and the Argonauts escaped the Sirens because Orpheus drowned out their song by playing his lyre more beautifully.

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   The Sirens were said by some ancient sources to be daughters of the river god Achelous, one of the oldest and most powerful river deities in Greek mythology.

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   Unlike their later mermaid-like depictions, ancient Greek art originally portrayed Sirens as bird-women hybrids with human heads and wings.

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   In Homer's Odyssey, the Sirens lure sailors to their deaths with enchanting song, and Odysseus escapes by having his crew plug their ears with wax.

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