The Sirens In Mythology

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The Sirens appear in mythology over the years, the myth has become popular in
Nordic countries like Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. In Norse mythology, it is very important for sailors, who believe that sirens are the monsters of the ocean.
The Sirens are creatures that look like mermaids, but instead of having the body as a human, hair and voice, they have only similarities in the part of the face and arms, but it is not something human.
Their body is full of scales and in their hands has a thin skin between the fingers, similar to that of a duck. Gills grow on the sides of the neck.
Famous for their cruelty and cold blood killing all people to protect its ocean, their home. Sirens have the power to control the waves and storms

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