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{{Wiktionary|Siren|siren|sirens}}
'''Siren''' or '''sirens''' may refer to:
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[[Image:John William Waterhouse - Ulysses and the Sirens (1891).jpg|thumb|350px|''Ulysses and the Sirens'' by [[John William Waterhouse|J. W. Waterhouse]]]]
==Common meanings==
* [[Siren (alarm)]], a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* [[Siren (mythology)]], in Greek mythology a female being who lured sailors to their deaths


A '''siren''' is a creature in [[Greek mythology]]. The sirens were living on an [[island]] surrounded by rocks. sirens also have a mermaid form where they still sing but they hit the boat to sink it that way and sirens have a human form  [[Sailors]] would try to go to them because of their singing, and their [[ship]]s would get destroyed on the rocks, and they would [[drown]].
==People==
* [[Siren (surname)]]
* Siren, stage name of female bodybuilder [[Shelley Beattie]] on the TV show ''American Gladiators''
* Siren, stage name of [[Valerie Waugaman]] on the 2008 revival of ''American Gladiators''
* [[Alexander Brandon]] (born 1974), American musician, known as "Siren" in the demoscene
* [[Siren Sundby]] (born 1982), Norwegian Olympic sailor


Originally they looked like bird-women, but in modern time they are often shown to look like fish-women or mermaids. Many people said they were [[Naiad]]s (spirits of the sea).
==Places==
* [[Siren (town), Wisconsin]], United States
** [[Siren, Wisconsin]], a village within the town
* [[Siren Bay]], Victoria Land, Antarctica
* [[Siren Rock]], Ellsworth Land, Antarctica


They also appear in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]''. There [[Odysseus]] and his ship have to pass the siren's island. Odysseus tells his men to put [[wax]] in their [[ear]]s, so they will not hear the song of the sirens. He also tells his men to bind him to the ship's mast, so he cannot go to the sirens when he hears their song. When Odysseus and his men pass the Sirens, Odysseus wants to go towards them, but his men pull the rope tighter to hold him down. His men can then look at Odysseus and see when he cannot hear the sirens anymore, because he is calm again. Then they can take the wax out of their ears, and free Odysseus.
== Animals ==
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* [[Sirenidae]], a family of aquatic salamanders
[[Category:Greek legendary creatures]]
** [[Siren (genus)|''Siren'' (genus)]], a genus of aquatic salamanders in the family Sirenidae
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* ''[[Hestina]]'', a genus of brush-footed butterfly commonly called sirens
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* [[Sirenia]], an order of aquatic mammals including dugongs and manatees
 
==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Fictional characters===
* [[Siren (DC Comics)]], the name of two DC Comics characters
* [[Siren (Transformers)]], a character from ''The Transformers: Headmasters''
* [[Siren Sorrento]], a character from ''Saint Seiya''
* Siren, a [[List of Ice Age characters#Sirens|character in ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'']]
* Siren, a [[Minor Passions characters|minor character in ''Passions'']]
* Sirens, video game characters in ''[[Borderlands (series)#Characters|Borderlands]]''
* Shadow Sirens, major antagonists (except [[Vivian (Paper Mario)|Vivian]]) in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door]]''
* The Siren, a [[List of Batman television series characters |character from the 1960s ''Batman'']] TV series unrelated to the DC Comics Siren
* [[Siren (Malibu Comics)]], a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint
 
=== Films ===
* [[The Siren (1917 film)|''The Siren'' (1917 film)]], a lost Fox film starring Valeska Suratt
* [[The Siren (1927 film)|''The Siren'' (1927 film)]], an American melodrama directed by Byron Haskin
* [[Siren (1968 film)|''Siren'' (1968 film)]], a Belgian animated short film
* [[Sirens (1994 film)|''Sirens'' (1994 film)]], starring Hugh Grant, directed by John Duigan
* [[Sirens (1999 film)|''Sirens'' (1999 film)]], starring Dana Delany
* [[Siren (2010 film)|''Siren'' (2010 film)]], a horror film starring [[Eoin Macken]]
* [[Siren (2013 film)|''Siren'' (2013 film)]], starring [[Vinessa Shaw]]
* [[Siren (2016 film)|''Siren'' (2016 film)]], an American horror film
* [[Siren (2024 film)|''Siren'' (2024 film)]], an Indian Tamil-language film
 
===Literature===
* [[Siren (play)|''Siren'' (play)]], a 1990 play by David Williamson
* ''Siren'', a book by [[Tara Moss]]
* [[Sirens (Ulysses episode)|"Sirens" (''Ulysses'' episode)]] an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses''
* “The Siren”, a novel by [[Kiera Cass]]
 
=== Music ===
==== Groups ====
* [[Sirens (American band)]], metalcore band from Terre Haute, Indiana
* [[Sirens (British band)]], a Newcastle upon Tyne based girl group
* Siren, a rock band featuring [[Kevin Coyne]]
 
==== Albums and EPs ====
=====Siren=====
* [[Siren (Heather Nova album)|''Siren'' (Heather Nova album)]], 1998
* [[Siren (Roxy Music album)|''Siren'' (Roxy Music album)]], 1975
* [[Siren (Susumu Hirasawa album)|''Siren'' (Susumu Hirasawa album)]], 1996
 
=====Sirens=====
* [[Sirens (Astarte album)|''Sirens'' (Astarte album)]], 2004
* [[Sirens (Gorgon City album)|''Sirens'' (Gorgon City album)]], 2014
* [[Sirens (It Dies Today album)|''Sirens'' (It Dies Today album)]], 2006
* [[Sirens (Kenneth Newby album)|''Sirens'' (Kenneth Newby album)]], 1997
* [[Sirens (Kevin Richard Martin album)|''Sirens'' (Kevin Richard Martin album)]], 2019
* [[Sirens (May Jailer album)|''Sirens'' (May Jailer album)]], unreleased demo album by Lana Del Rey, recorded under the name May Jailer, 2006
* [[Sirens (Nicolas Jaar album)]], 2016
* [[Sirens (Nine Black Alps album)|''Sirens'' (Nine Black Alps album)]], 2012
* [[Sirens (On the Might of Princes album)|''Sirens'' (On the Might of Princes album)]], 2003
* [[Sirens (Savatage album)|''Sirens'' (Savatage album)]], 1983
* [[Sirens (S. J. Tucker album)|''Sirens'' (S. J. Tucker album)]], 2006
* [[Sirens (Sublime with Rome album)|''Sirens'' (Sublime with Rome album)]], 2015
* [[Sirens (The Weepies album)|''Sirens'' (The Weepies album)]], 2015
* [[Sirens (Woodlock EP)|''Sirens'' (Woodlock EP)]], 2015
* ''Sirens'', by [[Ben Abraham (artist)|Ben Abraham]], 2014
* ''Sirens'', by [[Swingin' Utters]], 2020
* [[The Sirens (Chris Potter album)|''The Sirens'' (Chris Potter album)]], 2013
* [[The Sirens (Into Eternity album)]], 2018
 
==== {{anchor|Songs}} Songs ==== <!-- linked from [[Siren (song)]] as incomplete disambiguation -->
=====Siren=====
* [[Siren (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)|"Siren" (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)]], 2004
* [[Siren (Malcolm Lincoln song)|"Siren" (Malcolm Lincoln song)]], 2010
* [[Siren (Ruby Gloom song)|"Siren" (Ruby Gloom song)]], 2008
* [[Siren (Paces song)|"Siren" (Paces song)]], 2018
* [[Siren (Riize song)|"Siren" (Riize song)]], 2024
* [[Siren (Sunmi song)|"Siren" (Sunmi song)]], 2018
* "Siren", by Ateez on the 2024 EP ''[[Golden Hour: Part.1]]''
* "Siren", by the [[Dropkick Murphys]], 2024
* "Siren", by Taeyeon from ''[[INVU (album)|INVU]]'', 2022
* "Siren", by Theater of Tragedy from ''[[Aégis]]'', 1998
* "Siren", by Tori Amos from the film ''[[Great Expectations (1998 film)|Great Expectations]]'', 1998
* [[The Siren (song)|"The Siren" (song)]], by Nightwish
* "The Siren", by Aesthetic Perfection from ''[[A Violent Emotion]]'', 2008
* "The Siren", by Graveyard from ''[[Hisingen Blues]]'', 2011
 
=====Sirens=====
* [[Sirens (Cher Lloyd song)|"Sirens" (Cher Lloyd song)]], 2014
* [[Sirens (Dizzee Rascal song)|"Sirens" (Dizzie Rascal song)]], 2007
* [[Sirens (Jeff Lynne song)|"Sirens" (Jeff Lynne song)]], 1990
* [[Sirens (Pearl Jam song)|"Sirens" (Pearl Jam song)]], 2013
* [[Sirens (Travis Scott song)|"Sirens" (Travis Scott song)]], 2023
* "Sirens", by Angels & Airwaves from ''[[I-Empire]]'', 2007
* "Sirens", by Candiria from ''[[Kiss the Lie]]'', 2008
* "Sirens", by Coroner from ''[[Mental Vortex]]'', 1991
* "Sirens", by Flume and Caroline Polachek from ''[[Palaces (album)|Palaces]]'', 2022
* "Sirens", by Imagine Dragons from ''[[Mercury – Acts 1 & 2]]'', 2022
* "Sirens", by Kelsea Ballerini from ''[[The First Time (Kelsea Ballerini album)|The First Time]]'', 2015
* "Sirens", by Markus Feehily from ''[[Fire (Markus Feehily album)|Fire]]'', 2015
* "Sirens", by Savatage on [[Sirens (Savatage album)|the eponymous album]], 1983
* "Sirens", by The String Cheese Incident from ''[[Untying the Not]]'', 2003
* "Sirens", by [[Nell Bryden]], 2012
** this song was covered by Cher for ''[[Closer to the Truth (Cher album)|Closer to the Truth]]'', 2013
* "Sirens", by Tesseract from ''[[War of Being]]'', 2023
* "Sirens", by [[Tim Deluxe]], 2001
* "The Sirens", by George and Ira Gershwin from ''[[A Dangerous Maid]]'', 1921
 
=====Other uses in music=====
* ''Sirènes'' ("Sirens"), a movement in the Debussy suite ''[[Nocturnes (Debussy)|Nocturnes]]''
*The Sirens, Op. 33, by [[Reinhold Glière]]
* [[The Siren (musical)|''The Siren'' (musical)]], a 1911 Broadway musical
* [[Acme Siren]], a varying-pitch wind instrument, often found in the percussion section of orchestras
* [[Siren Music Festival]], an annual outdoor concert held at Coney Island, New York, from 2001 to 2010
 
===Paintings===
* [[The Siren (Waterhouse painting)|''The Siren'' (Waterhouse painting)]], a 1900 painting by John William Waterhouse
*''The Siren'', 1888 painting by [[Edward Armitage]]
 
===Sculptures===
* [[Siren (Quinn)|''Siren'' (Quinn)]], a 2008 life-size statue by Marc Quinn
* [[The Siren (sculpture)|''The Siren'' (sculpture)]], a 2005 sculpture by Norman J. Gitzen
* [[Siren (bronze sculpture)|''Siren'' (bronze sculpture)]], Roman bronze sculpture ca. 1571–90
* [[The Sirens (sculpture)|''The Sirens'' (sculpture)]], an 1887 bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin
 
===Television===
====Series====
* [[Sirens (1993 TV series)|''Sirens'' (1993 TV series)]], an American crime drama series
* [[Sirens (2002 TV serial)|''Sirens'' (2002 TV serial)]], a two-part British serial
* [[Sirens (2011 TV series)|''Sirens'' (2011 TV series)]], a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4
* [[Sirens (2014 TV series)|''Sirens'' (2014 TV series)]], an American comedy program based on the Channel 4 series
* [[Sirens (2025 TV series)|''Sirens'' (2025 TV series)]], an American Netflix black comedy limited series
* ''Supermodel Me: Sirens'', the [[Supermodel Me (Season 5)|fifth season of Asian's reality program ''Supermodel Me'']]
* [[Siren (TV series)|''Siren'' (TV series)]], a 2018 American fantasy drama series
* ''[[Siren: Survive the Island]]'', a 2023 South Korean reality competition series
 
====Episodes====
* [[Siren (Millennium)|"Siren" (''Millennium'')]], television series episode
* [[The Siren (What We Do in the Shadows)|"The Siren" (What We Do in the Shadows)]]
* "Sirens", an [[List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes#Season 5 (2008)|episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'']]
* "The Siren", an [[List of Mako: Island of Secrets episodes|episode of ''Mako: Island of Secrets'']]
 
===Other arts, entertainment, and media===
* [[Siren (video game)|''Siren'' (video game)]], 2003
* [[Company of Sirens]], a Canadian feminist theatre company
* [[Siren (magazine)|''Siren'' (magazine)]], a bimonthly Canadian magazine
* [[Siren FM]], a community radio station based at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom
 
==Court cases==
* ''The Siren'' – see [[List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 74]]
* ''The Siren'' – see [[List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 80]]
 
== Military ==
* {{HMS|Siren}}, several Royal Navy ships
* {{USS|Siren}}, several US Navy ships
* SS-N-9 Siren, NATO reporting name for the [[P-120 Malakhit]], a Russian anti-ship missile
 
== Sports ==
* [[New York Sirens]], a women's hockey team
* [[Sacramento Sirens]], a women's football team
* [[Saskatoon Sirens]], an expansion team in the Legends Football League
* [[Sirens A.S.C.]], a waterpolo club in Malta
* [[Sirens F.C.]], a football club in Malta
* [[Strathclyde Sirens]], a Scottish netball team
 
== Other uses ==
* [[Siren (codec)]], an audio codec
* [[Siren (fragrance)]], a perfume endorsed by Paris Hilton
* [[SIREN code]], a nine-digit number given to all French businesses
* SIREN, an [[Open energy system models#SIREN|open energy system model]] developed for Western Australia
* [[Standard siren]], a unit of gravitational waves
 
==See also==
* {{lookfrom|siren}}
* {{intitle|siren}}
* [[Cyren (disambiguation)]]
* [[Siran (disambiguation)]]
* [[Sirena (disambiguation)]]
* [[Sirene (disambiguation)]]
* [[Syreen]], an alien race in the computer game series ''Star Control''
* [[Siryn]]. a character from Marvel Comics
* [[Syren (disambiguation)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 11 February 2026

Siren or sirens may refer to:

Common meanings[edit | edit source]

  • Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
  • Siren (mythology), in Greek mythology a female being who lured sailors to their deaths

People[edit | edit source]

Places[edit | edit source]

Animals[edit | edit source]

  • Sirenidae, a family of aquatic salamanders
    • Siren (genus), a genus of aquatic salamanders in the family Sirenidae
  • Hestina, a genus of brush-footed butterfly commonly called sirens
  • Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals including dugongs and manatees

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit | edit source]

Fictional characters[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Literature[edit | edit source]

Music[edit | edit source]

Groups[edit | edit source]

Albums and EPs[edit | edit source]

Siren[edit | edit source]
Sirens[edit | edit source]

Songs[edit | edit source]

Siren[edit | edit source]
Sirens[edit | edit source]
Other uses in music[edit | edit source]

Paintings[edit | edit source]

Sculptures[edit | edit source]

Television[edit | edit source]

Series[edit | edit source]

Episodes[edit | edit source]

Other arts, entertainment, and media[edit | edit source]

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