Odysseus & the Sirens

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Carole Raddato
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published on 26 April 2012
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Roman mosaic depicting Odysseus and the Sirens. From Dougga (Tunisia), 2nd century CE. In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus' ship sails past the island of the Sirens. The hero is tied to the mast of his ship to resist the allure of the Sirens' song. The creatures are depicted as women with the legs and wings of birds, equipped with a variety of musical instruments.

Bardo National Museum, Tunisia.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2012, April 26). Odysseus & the Sirens. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/235/odysseus--the-sirens/

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