KIDS QUIZ
MYTHICAL CREATURES
Question
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which sings to lure sailors for dinner into stormy seas
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mermaid
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siren
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sirens are mentioned in Homer’s The Odyssey. An island near Scylla and Charybdis is where the sirens lived. They would await ships and sing their song to bring death upon sailors. The hero Odysseus managed to pass through siren territory unscathed by having his crew stuff their ears with wax.
Detailed explanation-2: -A siren song typically refers to the song of the siren, dangerous creatures in Greek mythology who lured sailors with their music and voices to shipwreck.
Detailed explanation-3: -Siren, in Greek mythology, a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song.
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