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The Sirens
the Sirens
also: Сирены
The mythical creatures of Homer's Odyssey whose irresistible singing lured sailors to their deaths.
Reading notes
- A Romance with a Double Bass §28 сирена
In Greek myth the sirens were dangerous singing creatures who lured sailors to their doom; Smychkov's vain hope that the frightened girl might be a siren "come to lure him away" is characteristically self-flattering, since he is nude and in no position to be seduced by anyone.