Greek Myth: Sirens

In Greek mythology, sirens were mythical beings with birdlike bodies and women's faces. Their alluring voices would draw sailors onto the rocks where their ships would crash. In the Odyssey, Odysseus has his men (with noise blocking wax in their ears) tie him to a mast so he can hear their fateful songs. Later stories of Sirens gave them fish tails instead of bird's bodies so they morphed into mermaidlike creatures.