Sirens

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous creatures who knew both the past and the future and lured sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Some artists drew Sirens with bodies of birds and heads of women, while others made them look like women with legs of birds.

The most famous story about the Sirens comes in Homer’s "The Odyssey”. Circe the sorceress warned Odysseus about the dangers of the Sirens. His men put beeswax in their ears to block out the song and tied Odysseus to the mast of the boat, as he wanted to hear them sing. Their song was both sad and beautiful. Those who hear the song can’t resist and are lured to the Sirens’ location, which ends in their death. 

Nonetheless, Odysseus was able to escape the Sirens despite hearing their song. According to the myth, the Sirens were fated to die if any mortal should hear them sing and live to tell the story. So, once Odysseus passed them unharmed, disheartened by their humbling defeat, the Sirens hurled themselves into the sea and bothered no man ever again.