siren
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪrən/
- Literature
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sirena
- Legend says that Ulysses had to plug his crew's ears to avoid the siren's dangerous allure while sailing.
- siren song
Wakandans, I told you if you did not yield, you would face my siren song.
- Wakandans, I told you if you did not yield, you would face my siren song.
- And that was like, horrifying to most Americans, but to Nixon, it was a siren song.
- Yeah, no, they were cause in in the other books they have all referenced the sirens and how much they would love to hear the sirens singing duets and whatever.
Examples
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Ulysses and his crew sailed past the Sirens unharmed.
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The vision of the siren combing her golden hair, drawing men toward her.
Fiction book (1990) -
And over here, yet another little love grotto from which to sing your siren songs.
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You must beware the Siren's call.
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The original stories tell us that the sirens were daughters of the river deity Achelous.
Blog text (4) -
In the great Gold Rush, Alaska was the hope and dream of men, the ruthless siren of the Far North, beckoning thousands to her icy bosom.
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The sailors were enchanted by the siren's mesmerizing song, which led them closer to the rocky shores.
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Homer wrote about the sirens who lured sailors to their doom with their beautiful voices.
Compounds
How Beautiful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word siren comes from Greek myth: sirens were sea women who used an enchanting 'song' to 'lure' sailors into danger, and that story is the original image behind the word.