"The gods also sent on him [Phineus] the winged Harpyiai (Harpies), who when a table was prepared for Phineus, would swoop from the sky and grab most of the food. What little was left smelled too foul to be served. When the Argonauts sought information about their voyage, Phineus sa...
Harpy- (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman Hydra- (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules" ...
and at one time they had been handmaids to Demeter's gallant Daughter [Persephone], before she was married, and sung to her in chorus. But now, half human and half bird in form, they spent their time watching for ships from a height that overlooked...
Siren(sīˈrən), in Greek mythology, one of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the head of a woman and the body of a bird. Daughters ofPhorcusor ofAchelous, the Sirens inhabited an island surrounded by dangerous rocks. They sang so enchantingly that all who heard were drawn...
Noun1.Siren- a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song" sea nymph- (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daught...
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On the vase you can see artwork of the Greek Mythological story of Odysseus and the Sirens. Sirens are the creature that plays music to lure in sailor to kill them. On the vase they are displayed as bird with a woman face. Odysseus is the one tie to the mast of the ship and the ...
Monsters and “hybrids” (human-animal forms) also feature prominently in the tales: the winged horse Pegasus, the horse-man Centaur, the lion-woman Sphinx and the bird-woman Harpies, the one-eyed giant Cyclops, automatons (metal creatures given life byHephaestus), manticores and unicorns, ...
“monsters” today. By definition they are beautiful yet dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. These creatures are described as an irresistible mixture of woman and bird. Sirens, or otherwise known as...