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The SirensBY 李凤娇1-The Appearance of SirensSirens in Greek MythologyOdysseus and the SirensSirens and Death Word“siren in the Dictionary2-The Appearance of SirensSirenscombinewomenandbirdsinvariousways.InearlyGreekartSirenswererepresentedasbirdswithlargewomensheads,birdfeathersandscaly（有鳞的）feet.Later,theywererepresentedasfemalefigureswiththelegsofbirds,withorwithoutwings,playingavarietyofinstruments,especiallyharps.TheSirensofGreekmythologyweresometimesportrayedinlaterfolklore（民间传说）asfullyaquatic(水栖的）andmermaid-likecreatures.3-4-Sirens in Greek MythologyIngreekmythologytheSirensweredangerouscreaturesportrayedasfemmefatales（女妖精）wholurednearbysailorswiththeirenchantingmusicandvoicestoshipwreckontherockycoastoftheirisland.WhentheSirensweregivenanameoftheirown，theywereconsideredthedaughtersoftherivergodAchelous(阿克罗斯).Althoughtheyluredmariners,theGreeksportrayedtheSirensintheirmeadowstarredwithflowersbutnotasseadeities.RomanwriterslinkedtheSirensmorecloselytothesea.5-Odysseus and the SirensFaroutintheseatherewasanisland，ontherockyedgeofwhichlivedthreeSirensHalfhumanandhalfbird，theSirensisterssatinafieldofflowers,singinginvoicesthatexcitedtheheartsofmenTheattractivesongsweresosweetthatshipswereattractedtotheislandandstrucktopiecesontherocksNosailornorshiphadeverbeenknowntopasstheIslandoftheSirenswithoutbeingattractedtodisaster.6-ActingontheadviceofCirce（女神賽丝），Odysseus（奥德修斯）tookcarefulpreparationagainsttheSirensBeforetheirshipscametowheretheycouldhearthesong,Odysseushadhimselftiedtothemast(桅杆），stoppedtheearsofhismenwithwax（蜡）andorderedthemtoignorehisordersandgestureswhentheywerepassingthefatalislandSoontheycameinsightoftherockyisland，andtheattractivesongreachedtheearsofOdysseus7-ItmovedhimsomuchthathestruggledindespairtofreehimselfandshoutedforhismentoturntowardstherichandflowerygrasslandofthesingingsistersButnoonepaidanyattentiontohimThesailorskeptstraightonuntiltheywerecompletelyoutofhearingThenhisfriendsfreedhimandtookthewaxoutoftheirearsForoncetheSirenshadsungwithnoeffectsTheeldestofthesisters，lovedOdysseussomuchthatshethrewherselfintotheseaafterhisshipshadpassed8-Sirens and Death Somepost-Homeric（后荷马时期）authorsstatethattheSirenswerefatedtodieifsomeoneheardtheirsingingandescapedfromthem.Therefore,afterOdysseuspassedby，theyflungthemselvesintothewater.ItisalsosaidthatHera（赫拉）,queenofthegods,persuadedtheSirenstoenterasingingcontestwiththeMuses.TheMuseswonthecompetitionandthenplucked（拔）outalloftheirfeathersandmadecrowns（王冠).Outoftheiranguish（痛苦）fromlosingthecompetition,theSirensturnedwhiteandfellintothesea.9-“siren in the Dictionary 1.adevicethatmakesalongloudsoundasasignalorwarning汽笛；警报器2.awomanwhoisveryattractiveorbeautifulbutalsodangerous妖冶而危险的女人3.sirenvoices/song/calltheTEMPTATIONtodosththatseemsveryattractivebutthatwillhavebadresults危险的诱惑10-Thank You!11-