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by Mark Cartwright
published on 29 July 2020

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Odysseus and the Sirens

by Trustees of the British Museum
published on 29 December 2012

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An Attic red-figure stamnos, depicting the myth of Odysseus tied to his ship's mast in order to resist the enchanting song of the Sirens. The episode occurs during the hero's long voyage home to Ithaka following the end of the Trojan War. Interestingly, the vase shows one Siren descending into the sea which possibly references the legend that the Sirens would die if any sailors ever successfully escaped their clutches. From Vulci c. 480-450 BCE.

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