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Sirens

Cultural

In classical mythology, evil creatures who lived on a rocky island, singing in beautiful voices in an effort to lure sailors to shipwreck and death. Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears to escape the Sirens' fatal song.

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Figuratively, a “siren” is a beautiful or tempting woman; a “siren song” is any irresistible distraction.

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Sirens blared, horns honked, and church bells pealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As Odysseus and his ship were sailing by the Sirens, he knew the Sirens’ song would be irresistible and — if he didn’t resist its allure — fatal.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

You played the younger version of Betty White in an early movie, you've worked with Nicole Kidman, and you are working now with Julianne Moore on "Sirens."

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

Sirens blare in the cockpit, and a recorded woman’s voice warns, “Altitude! Altitude!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Sirens wailed and the antiaircraft guns rumbled like thunder.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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