Sirens

Sirens are creatures from Greek mythology. They are usually presented as aquatic near-humans, often associated with mermaids. Some sirens are presented as having wings, others with having the lower of a fish. Some may even have characteristics of both. They possessed a hypnotic singing voice that would lure sailors to their location, whereupon they would become shipwrecked upon the rocky peaks surrounding the island homes. One story features the Greek hero Odysseus, who bound himself to the mast of his ship in order to resist their song. Leonard da Vinci ventured forth the notion that sirens would sing mariners into a deep slumber with their singing, and then climb aboard their ship to kill them. In all fables and stories, sirens are represented as being female.