# Siren: The Woman-Bird Creatures of Greek Mythology — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [April 16, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/siren-the-woman-bird-creatures-of-greek-mythology-whe-definition-discussion/3301 "2015-04-16T07:55:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/siren-the-woman-bird-creatures-of-greek-mythology-whe-definition-discussion/3301/1 "2015-04-16T07:55:43Z")

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Sirens were creatures from Greek mythology that enticed sailors to their destruction with their irresistibly beautiful singing. The most famous appearance of sirens in literature is in Homer's _Odyssey_ where the hero Odysseus, on his long voyage home following the Trojan War, successfully escapes their enchanting call. In art, sirens usually appear as birds with the head of a woman.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Siren/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siren/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/siren-the-woman-bird-creatures-of-greek-mythology-whe-definition-discussion/3301/2 "2026-07-28T22:14:35Z")

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