Many have learned from experience that beautiful women can be dangerous. In Greek Mythology, the dangerous ladies are known as the Sirens. They were said to live on an isolated island where many sailors passed. Though no one knows for sure who their parents are, some sources say that the Sirens could’ve came from Phorcys, the sea god, or Achelous, the river god, and one of the Muses. In Greek Mythology, Sirens were creatures of destruction who sang to kill, but in the end, what killed themselves was their pride. The Sirens were said to be companions of Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter. When Persephone was taken by Hades, god of the underworld, the Sirens prayed for wings so they could look for her across the sea. Some versions, however, state that Demeter punished the Sirens by turning them into birds because they didn’t watch over …show more content…
Some sources say the sailors would follow the direction of the Siren’s voices only to crash into the fatal rocks on the beaches. Other stories state that the men would safely make it to the island, but stay and listen to the songs until they died. After the sailors died, the Sirens live with all their mortals as a sign of victory. “…they sit there in a meadow piled high with the moldering skeletons of men, whose withered skin still hangs upon their bones,” (Nunget 2). There is only two times the Sirens have been defeated. One of those times was in Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey. In Homer’s epic, Odysseus the hero avoids the Sirens by commanding the sailors to put beeswax in their ears; the wax wouldn’t allow them to hear the Siren’s songs. However, Odysseus wanted to hear the song’s melody without putting the ship in danger. Therefore, he had his crew tie him to the masts of the boat to ensure he wouldn’t steer the boat towards the island. After being defeated by mortals, the Sirens were said to have been so angry, they committed