1、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
2、theywererepresentedasfemalefigureswiththelegsofbirds,withorwithoutwings,playingavarietyofinstruments,especiallyharps.TheSirensofGreekmythologyweresometimesportrayedinlaterfolklore(民间传说)asfullyaquatic(水栖的)andmermaid-likecreatures.3-4-Sirens in Greek MythologyIngreekmythologytheSirensweredangerouscre
3、aturesportrayedasfemmefatales(女妖精)wholurednearbysailorswiththeirenchantingmusicandvoicestoshipwreckontherockycoastoftheirisland.WhentheSirensweregivenanameoftheirown,theywereconsideredthedaughtersoftherivergodAchelous(阿克罗斯).Althoughtheyluredmariners,theGreeksportrayedtheSirensintheirmeadowstarredwit
4、hflowersbutnotasseadeities.RomanwriterslinkedtheSirensmorecloselytothesea.5-Odysseus and the SirensFaroutintheseatherewasanisland,ontherockyedgeofwhichlivedthreeSirensHalfhumanandhalfbird,theSirensisterssatinafieldofflowers,singinginvoicesthatexcitedtheheartsofmenTheattractivesongsweresosweetthatshi
5、pswereattractedtotheislandandstrucktopiecesontherocksNosailornorshiphadeverbeenknowntopasstheIslandoftheSirenswithoutbeingattractedtodisaster.6-ActingontheadviceofCirce(女神賽丝),Odysseus(奥德修斯)tookcarefulpreparationagainsttheSirensBeforetheirshipscametowheretheycouldhearthesong,Odysseushadhimselftiedtot
6、hemast(桅杆),stoppedtheearsofhismenwithwax(蜡)andorderedthemtoignorehisordersandgestureswhentheywerepassingthefatalislandSoontheycameinsightoftherockyisland,andtheattractivesongreachedtheearsofOdysseus7-Itmovedhimsomuchthathestruggledindespairtofreehimselfandshoutedforhismentoturntowardstherichandflowe
7、rygrasslandofthesingingsistersButnoonepaidanyattentiontohimThesailorskeptstraightonuntiltheywerecompletelyoutofhearingThenhisfriendsfreedhimandtookthewaxoutoftheirearsForoncetheSirenshadsungwithnoeffectsTheeldestofthesisters,lovedOdysseussomuchthatshethrewherselfintotheseaafterhisshipshadpassed8-Sir
8、ens and Death Somepost-Homeric(后荷马时期)authorsstatethattheSirenswerefatedtodieifsomeoneheardtheirsingingandescapedfromthem.Therefore,afterOdysseuspassedby,theyflungthemselvesintothewater.ItisalsosaidthatHera(赫拉),queenofthegods,persuadedtheSirenstoenterasingingcontestwiththeMuses.TheMuseswonthecompetit
9、ionandthenplucked(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-






