KIDS QUIZ
MYTHICAL CREATURES
Question
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Harpies
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Cerberus
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Sirens
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Chimera
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sirens are known for singing enchanting songs to lure sailors to their death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, Sirens are almost always represented as voluptuous mermaids, whose beauty and sexuality lure men to their deaths. But the Classical Greeks understood the Sirens differently: as bird-women, creatures that Mediterranean cultures traditionally associated with hidden knowledge.
Detailed explanation-4: -In one part of the journey, Odysseus is aware that he is about to encounter the sirens, famous for luring sailors to their death with their beguiling wind-like song.