Circe tells of how they reside on a meadow with heaps of bones next to them and that they live on an island next to Scylla and Charybdis.
One person who tried to go to these figures was Boutes, but he was snatched by Aphrodite and sent to Lilybaion. They were held to be the daughters of Melpomene and the river god Acheloos. Some sources list that Agalope and Thelxeipeia are two of their names. They commit suicide after hearing the beautiful lyre of Orpheus during the voyage of the Argo. Circe tells of how they reside on a meadow with heaps of bones next to them and that they live on an island next to Scylla and Charybdis. To combat them, one man ties himself to the mast of a ship while his crew uses beeswax to cover their ears. For 10 points, name these women who use their musical voices to lure sailors to their death.
One person who tried to go to these figures was Boutes, but he was snatched by Aphrodite and sent to Lilybaion.
sirens