See also A Greek amphora depicting Odysseus encounter with the sirens. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mythology. ... Genera Pseudobranchus Siren The Sirens are a family of aquatic salamanders. ... Suborders Cryptobranchoidea Salamandroidea Sirenoidea Salamander is the common name applied to approximately 500 reptilian vertebrates with slender bodies, short legs, and long tails (order Caudata or Urodela). ... Families Dugongidae Trichechidae Hydrochichus (extinct) For information about the Gothic metal band, see Sirenia (band) The Sirenia are fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries and coastal marine waters. ... Binomial name Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are the smallest members of the order Sirenia (which also includes the manatees ). Adults are generally less than 3 meters long. ... Species Trichechus inunguis Trichechus manatus Trichechus senegalensis Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large aquatic mammals sometimes known as sea cows. ... Pneumatic siren Sirens are devices making sound to alarm others, such as the air raid siren or the sirens on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars and fire engines. ... For the British anti-radiation missile, see ALARM. An alarm gives an audible or visual warning of a problem or condition. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Siren is a village located in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
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In early art, the Sirens were represented as birds with the heads, and sometimes the breasts, of women.
However, later in history Sirens were sometimes also depicted as beautiful women (whose bodies, not only their voices, are seductive), or even as mermaids (half woman, half fish).
Odysseus escaped the Sirens by having all his sailors plug their ears with wax and tie him to the mast.
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