Sirens, in the Greek formation of myths are the demonic beings, sea muses representing a deceptive, but charming sea surface under which sharp rocks or banks disappear. Sirens were given rise by river god Akheloyem and muses: Terpsikhora, Kalliopoy (Apollony Rodossky, IV 892-898), Melpomene or Sterop's daughter (Apollodorus, I 3, 4; I 7, 10). The father of sirens also considered sea god Forkis, and mother Geyu. According to Homer, sirens was two; later called three sirens which names were [Expand]
Peysinoya, Aglaof and Telksiepey or Parfenop, Ligey and Levkosiya. In the Greek tradition it is considered that Demetra turned into demons of sirens that they didn't come to the rescue of Persefona when she was kidnapped by Hades. Some Greek authors claim that it Aphrodite made that they neglected love. Once sirens caused on competition in singing of muses. The muses who won a victory pulled out them feathers and carried them as ornament therefore sirens couldn't fly. They lived on the island covered with bones and the dried skin of the victims of their sweet-voiced singing.
The first mentions of sirens are available in a homeric Odyssey. They lived in the West, on the island between the earth Tsirtsei and Stsilla, and here, sitting on the blossoming coastal meadow, bewitching songs enticed the travelers floating by who, having forgotten everything on light, swam up to the magic island and perished together with the ships. Only thanks to caution of Tsirtsei, Odysseus avoided artful sirens. He ordered to tie himself to a mast of the ship and enjoined to fill in with wax ears of the companions (Homer, the Odyssey, XII, 39; XII 166-200). In posthomeric legends (for example, in "Argonavtike" Apollonia Rodosskogo, IV, 893) sirens were represented by maidens of strange beauty, with a charming voice; sounds of the songs they lulled travelers, and then tore apart them on part and devoured. When Argonauts floated by the island of sirens, Orpheus muffled their voices the singing and game on lira; one of Argonauts Booth rushed on their call to the sea, but was rescued by Aphrodite who lodged him in Lilibey (Apollony Rodossky, IV 900-919). In posthomeric myths of a siren were depicted as winged maidens, or women with a fish tail, or maidens with a bird's body and chicken feet. They received this last attribute at own request that it was easier for them to search for their gone girlfriend Persefona after it was looked for in vain on the earth by the seas and islands.
To sirens it was foretold that they will be lost when any of travelers passes by their island, without having given in to a temptation; therefore when by them I floated the ship Odyssey, they rushed to the sea and addressed to rocks. Late antique authors defined location of the island of sirens near Sicily and called as that or the Sicilian cape Pelor, or to Kaprey, either Sirenuzsky islands, or the island Anfemuza. Sirens pulled together with harpies and ker; they were perceived even as muses of other world, them represented on gravestone monuments. In classical antiquity wild htonichesky sirens turned in sweet-voiced wise sirens, each of which settled down on one of eight heavenly spheres of a world spindle of the goddess Ananke, creating the singing stately harmony of space (Platon, Timey, X 617). In the drevneitaliysky city of Surrenta there was a temple of sirens; near Naples showed a tomb of a siren of Parfenopy.
Sirens
Sirens, in the Greek formation of myths are the demonic beings, sea muses representing a deceptive, but charming sea surface under which sharp rocks or banks disappear. Sirens were given rise by river god Akheloyem and muses: Terpsikhora, Kalliopoy (Apollony Rodossky, IV 892-898), Melpomene or Sterop's daughter (Apollodorus, I 3, 4; I 7, 10). The father of sirens also considered sea god Forkis, and mother Geyu. According to Homer, sirens was two; later called three sirens which names were [Expand]
The first mentions of sirens are available in a homeric Odyssey. They lived in the West, on the island between the earth Tsirtsei and Stsilla, and here, sitting on the blossoming coastal meadow, bewitching songs enticed the travelers floating by who, having forgotten everything on light, swam up to the magic island and perished together with the ships. Only thanks to caution of Tsirtsei, Odysseus avoided artful sirens. He ordered to tie himself to a mast of the ship and enjoined to fill in with wax ears of the companions (Homer, the Odyssey, XII, 39; XII 166-200). In posthomeric legends (for example, in "Argonavtike" Apollonia Rodosskogo, IV, 893) sirens were represented by maidens of strange beauty, with a charming voice; sounds of the songs they lulled travelers, and then tore apart them on part and devoured. When Argonauts floated by the island of sirens, Orpheus muffled their voices the singing and game on lira; one of Argonauts Booth rushed on their call to the sea, but was rescued by Aphrodite who lodged him in Lilibey (Apollony Rodossky, IV 900-919). In posthomeric myths of a siren were depicted as winged maidens, or women with a fish tail, or maidens with a bird's body and chicken feet. They received this last attribute at own request that it was easier for them to search for their gone girlfriend Persefona after it was looked for in vain on the earth by the seas and islands.
To sirens it was foretold that they will be lost when any of travelers passes by their island, without having given in to a temptation; therefore when by them I floated the ship Odyssey, they rushed to the sea and addressed to rocks. Late antique authors defined location of the island of sirens near Sicily and called as that or the Sicilian cape Pelor, or to Kaprey, either Sirenuzsky islands, or the island Anfemuza. Sirens pulled together with harpies and ker; they were perceived even as muses of other world, them represented on gravestone monuments. In classical antiquity wild htonichesky sirens turned in sweet-voiced wise sirens, each of which settled down on one of eight heavenly spheres of a world spindle of the goddess Ananke, creating the singing stately harmony of space (Platon, Timey, X 617). In the drevneitaliysky city of Surrenta there was a temple of sirens; near Naples showed a tomb of a siren of Parfenopy.
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