Sirens
nature_spirit sky Greek corroborated · 8
Bird women in Greek mythology, not to be confused with mermaids.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Simurgh, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Thunderbird, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Matsya, Ketu, Fu Xi, Glaistig, Hippocampus, Sirena, Siyokoy, Nü Wa, Tlanchana, Achelois, Lamia, Amphitrite, Styx, Nereids, Callirrhoe, Doris, Electra, Metis, dwarfs, gnomes, salamanders, sylvestres, Oceanid, Pallas Athena, Eurynome (Queen of the Titans), Poseidon, Hesperides, nymphs, Circe, Dioscuri, Aeëtes, Medea, Absyrtus, Talos, Dragon (guardian of the fleece), Persephone, Ariane, Cypris, Adonis, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Ziz, griffins, Pegasus, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Harpy, Jengu, Nāgas, Auvekoejak, Ceasg, Echidna, Medusa, sphinxes, Stheno, Euryale, Scylla, Charybdis, harpies, will-o'-the-wisp, giant, Zeus, Hecate, Hades, Helios, Artemis (Diana), Triton, Apollo
- sibling of
- sea monks
- created by
- Demeter
- enemy of
- Argonauts
- syncretized with
- groagez
Mentioned by
- angels
- devils
- dragon
- lamassu
- phoenixes
- Ziz
- griffins
- Pegasus
- basilisk
- Fenghuang
- Cockatrice
- Erinyes
- Djinn
- Elemental
- Fionnuala
- Firebird
and 45 more
Sources
wikipedia (7)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Sirens - bird women in Greek mythology, not to be confused with mermaids”
#4472 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Achelois, surname of the Sirens, the daughters of Achelous.”
#5583 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Sirens, women combined with birds, whose songs lured sailors to wreck their ships”
#6885 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Monsters produced by the Nymphs include sirens and sea monks... Sirens the downfall of princes and lords, or the rise of sects or factions.”
#7506 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In another version of the myth, Persephone had her own personal companions whom Demeter turned into the half bird sirens as punishment for failing to prevent her daughter's abduction.”
#13040 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5