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The Sirens
Sea-monsters whose enchanting song lured sailors to destruction; Ulysses heard them bound, his crew's ears stopped with wax.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §3.16 Sirens
Sea-monsters whose song lured ships to wreck; Ulysses heard them bound, his comrades' ears stopped with wax.
- Metamorphoses §5.119 learned Sirens
Bird-women with maidens' faces and voices; once Proserpina's companions, they were given wings to seek her over the sea.
- The Cure for Love §24 Sirens
The singers of the Odyssey whose song lured sailors to destruction; here a lure to be sailed past.