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MYTHICAL CREATURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.
A
Harpies
B
Cerberus
C
Sirens
D
Chimera
Explanation: 

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.

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