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The Myth of Sirens

The Myth of Sirens. Sirens. Greek mythology One of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the head of a woman and the body of a bird Daughters of Phorcus or of Achelous

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The Myth of Sirens

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  1. The Myth of Sirens

  2. Sirens • Greek mythology • One of three sea nymphs, usually represented with the head of a woman and the body of a bird • Daughters of Phorcus or of Achelous • Sirens inhabited an island surrounded by dangerous rocks. They sang so enchantingly that all who heard were drawn near and shipwrecked.

  3. Phorcus • PHORKYS (or Phorcys) was an ancient sea-god who presided over the hidden dangers of the deep. He and his wife Keto were also the gods of all the large creatures which inhabited the depths of the sea.

  4. Achelous • AKHELOIOS (or Achelous) was a River-God of Aitolia in central Greece. As the god of the largest fresh-water river in Greece, he was often represented as the god of fresh water in general.

  5. Siren Pictures

  6. Siren Pictures

  7. Sirens in Odyssey

  8. Sirens in Odyssey

  9. Myths Related to Sirens Mermaid Selkie

  10. Hellenizing Ireland • see p. 4 of our edition, where Mulligan talks a bit about “the Greeks” • ** the phrase “Hellenise Ireland” – actually, Mulligan says “the island” – is on p. 6, l. 158. • ** Prof. MacHugh in the Aeolus chapter also adds a further thought or two. See p. 110. • ** In Scylla & Charybdis, Mulligan describes Bloom as “Greeker than the Greeks” (p. 165), which is interesting in this whole “Hellenising” context. • The title Ulysses • The Odyssey aspect • Dedalus is greek

  11. Greek vs Celtic • Actually would be more like the old Ireland • Both were polytheistic • Priests and Druids • Lived in different areas (division by kingdom for Greece but tribes in Ireland) • Mythical Creatures • Mermaid • Fairies or Fae • Selkie • Siren • Idolized art • Greek pottery • Celtic knot work

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