Siren

Markeus tried luring in the siren and threw the shell. While she momentarily became unconscious, Markeus used this opportunity and slayed the siren with the diamond encrusted silver sword. Meanwhile Arseren fell deeper and deeper into the ocean, Markeus swam up the throne, and saw the box of light. Joy and happiness was all he felt, it was…

Nobody knew what was going on. Everyone could only speculate about what was happening. The children looked lost and alone, and just when the sirens would die down and stop blasting, they would all of a sudden start blasting again. After a while, Erica became concerned for the children and went back to check on them. She saw the girls, but did not see the boys. Then suddenly the boys came in…

The portrayal of the sirens is very different in the "Odyssey" by Homer and in Margaret Atwoods poem "Siren song." The tone in the "Odyssey" is mysterious and dangerous while in the "Siren Song" the tone makes you feel bad for the Sirens. The different point of view in them also create a different point of view on them. In the "Odyssey" the point of view is based on the captain and in the "Siren Song" the point of view is that of a siren, expressing how she feels. One of the most important…

The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock by T.S. Elliot has many traditional modernist elements. One of the most noticeable elements in this poem is the element of multiple allusions drawing from many different sources. In order to understand many of the allusions, the reader would have to be well read or at least knowledgeable of world events, history, biblical references and folklore. The first allusion in this passage is a scientific reference to early anesthesia, which was preformed by using…

The sirens can be described as caniving ,predatorial,and torturous.While the crewmen are tiresome,Odyseus is being tortured.The painting communicates the idea that odyseus and his men are being tortured by the sirens,while the book communicates the idea that he is joyous. Contrasting all three,the poem,the book,and the picture,the tone of the poem stays the same,morbid and depressing.This is because in book 12 the men are told to put beeswax within their ears and to tie odyseus to the sail,so…

Triton also known as King Triton from “The Little Mermaid” has a whole race named after him (“Triton·Facts and Information on the God Triton”). Triton is one of the minor gods, more powerful than a demigod, but less powerful than an Olympian (“Triton”), is still an influence in the 21st century. Triton is one of the best examples of Greek and Roman mythology still resonates in today's society. King Triton not from “The Little Mermaid, but from the Greek and Roman mythology was known as the…

The allurement of the Siren is an entity that is both revered and feared in its capacity. In its enticement one principal factor has always been its usage of imagery to lull their victims into a state of suggestiveness. This is especially relevant in The Sirens, by James Russell Lowell, due to the vivid imagery portrayed by the Sirens whilst they charm men into a reverie. Their utilization of both positive and negative images is helpful in further lulling men into a euphoria that spells their…

The Siren by Kiera Cass is a romance novel with forbidden love and mystical happenings. This novella stars Kahlen, a young girl, who was rescued from her terrible fate of drowning in a shipwreck by serving the Ocean for a century instead. She was forced to use her voice to lure people into the water and drown them, thus “feeding” the Ocean. After a hundred years, she would be given her humanity back and forget she was ever siren.There are two rules to being a siren: you can only use your voice…

Homer’s Odyssey and Margaret Atwood’s, poem, “Siren Song” depict the siren in different views, such as Homer’s view as being mystical creatures and Atwood’s view as remorse beings, and contrasting point of views, like Odysseus's view as a victim and the siren view as the predator. In Homer's Odyssey the siren are interpreted through Odysseus point of view. Here Odysseus tells, “When the sirens sensed at once a ship was racing past and burst into their high, thrilling song… they sent ravishing…

Sirens have many abilities that make them strong. They are women who have been cursed by Athena. She made them into a creature that instead of eating regular food, they eat human males. These women have abilities to draw these men in by their outstanding voice. The main strength of the sirens is there voices. “All that the Greeks endured, and all the ills inflicted by the Gods of Troy, we know”(Homer). There voices seem to have a magic touch and when they sing their compliments to the men…