Σειρήν , pl. Σειρῆνες, du. Σειρήνοιιν: pl., the Sirens, two in
number, singing maidens, by their enchanting song luring mariners to
destruction, Od. 12.39 ff., 158, 167,
198, Od. 23.326. (The conception of
the Sirens as bird-footed and three in number, as seen in the cut, is
post-Homeric.)