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the mythical creatures who invented the deadliest playlist in history.
means in myth, alluring singers who lured sailors to shipwreck with irresistible song, and now any tempting thing that spells danger.
from from greek mythology — half-bird, half-woman beings on a rocky island whose voices no mortal could resist; odysseus survived by having his crew plug their ears with wax while he was lashed to the mast, listening but powerless to steer toward doom.
original formbird bodies, not fish tails, in early greek art
mermaid mixupmedieval artists slowly gave them tails instead
emergency alarms named after themsame idea — impossible to ignore, warns of danger
odysseus tricktied himself to mast to hear safely