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What does siren song mean? Siren song describes something that is very appealing and alluring on the surface but ultimately deceptive, dangerous, or destructive.

The word comes from the Sirens in ancient Greek mythology, the women whose beautiful singing lures sailors to wreck their ships on the rocks. Remember Odysseus, in The Odyssey of Homer? He had his crew plug their ears and then tie him to the mast, so that he could hear the Siren song but not be destroyed by it.

In Greek mythology, sirens (Ancient Greek: singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) are humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Roman poets place them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli.

The men who listened and followed their song were led predictably off course and to their deaths. As Greek bird women, the Sirens were often portrayed singing a song of seduction, or in the case of The Odyssey, a song detailing their knowledge of the Trojan War and of things to come.

The siren explains that the song she is singing is a cry for help; that she isn't singing to sailors to lure them to their deaths, but because she is trying to be saved. The verses abruptly become small again here, a clever way of ensuring that the lines are all short to increase the suspense of what is being read.

siren, noisemaking device producing a piercing sound of definite pitch. Used as a warning signal, it was invented in the late 18th century by the Scottish natural philosopher John Robison. The name was given it by the French engineer Charles Cagniard de La Tour, who devised an acoustical instrument of the type in 1819.

The ten siren names are: Thelxiepeia, Parthenope, Peisinoe, Leucosia, Molpe, Aglaope. Ligeia, Teles, Raidne and Himerope.

Mermaids are half fish, half women who live in the ocean and are typically harmless. Sirens are like evil mermaids. They come in different forms depending on the interpretation, but generally sirens are depicted in the form of a mermaid. Sirens are known for singing enchanting songs to lure sailors to their death.

In Greek mythology, the sirens have the power to draw men to them through their song. They use this power to destroy the boats of any sailors who come near their island. Some sources claim that they sirens sing to men until they fall asleep, then tear them to pieces.

Physics of the sound. Mechanical sirens blow air through a slotted disk or rotor. The cyclic waves of air pressure are the physical form of sound. In many sirens, a centrifugal blower and rotor are integrated into a single piece of material, spun by an electric motor.

One of the common sounds you hear on the streets is a siren: a loud, high noise that comes from police cars, fire trucks, or ambulances. It sounds like “Waaaaaahhhhhhh.” People living in New York City often call city officials to complain the noise wakes them up and makes dogs cry out loudly.

The song works by stimulating the brain with the sonic frequencies, but causes Brain damage in humans. (Damage from Ryn's song to Maddie and Ben's brain as seen in Episode 211 “Mixed signals”). This damage is reversible by exposing the damaged brain to the sound of the echo chamber as shown in Episode 212 “Serenity”.