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Siren
History....
A Siren
is a part maiden, part bird creature that has its origins in Greek mythology.
The term "Siren" loosely translates from its Greek origins to
mean "enchantress of the deep".
Siren's have been associated with sea nymphs, mermaids, and other mythological
aquatic dwellers over the centuries.
The Siren's call, otherwise heard as a piercing singing, was said to bewitch
any mortal who heard it. It was so beautiful that it oftentimes was blamed
for luring sailors to their deaths.
Distracted by the Siren's song, they crashed their ships into the rocks
following the sound
and then fell into the ocean, where the Sirens would devour the men to
maintain their immortality. You may recall that they were featured in
the famous epic poem "The Odyssey" where Ulysses and his crew
managed to escape the Siren's song only by blocking their ears with wax.
In today's world, the wail of a modern day "Siren" is simply
a high-pitched screeching of
emergency vehicles rushing to aid at an accident. Before the modern wailing
sirens,
the Siren's song was similarly a call for transport, but instead of calling
victims to rescue,
it took its listeners to an entirely new dimension full of song and beauty.
SirenScapes is a scenic
scrapbook of my experiences in this dimension,
one filled with beauty, with light, with visions of fascinating creatures.
It is the most powerful enchantress... the underwater world.
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