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Sirens -- Allusion of the Day (6)

10/16/2014

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—In Greek mythology, Sirens were sea creatures who lured sailors to their deaths on the rocky shores by singing a beautiful, irresistible song.  They are usually depicted as half-woman, half-bird.

In modern usage, “sirens” can refer to anything that tempts a person away from safety and toward a destructive path. A “siren song” is the temptation used to lure a person.
 
—Example: In his Speech in the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry urged his listeners not to be fooled by an “illusion of hope,” saying, “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts.” He is comparing false hope to the sirens and to Circe, who turned Odysseus’ men into swine.

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Rainielle Mata
9/19/2019 06:06:31 pm

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2/3/2020 01:04:44 pm

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