I-Sirens yasentsomini

Kulo Iintsomi zamaGrike zazizizidalwa ezazinentloko kunye nomzimba womfazi, ezinye zinomsila wentlanzi (ngaphambili zazingamakhosikazi nesiqingatha sentaka).
Iialarm Babanqwenile oomatiloshe ababedlula ngengoma yabo, babephukelwe ngumkhombe kukuva ilizwi labo, balandela kanye apho bakhoyo babaleka.
Kwimbali ka UJason kunye neeArgonauts, oomatiloshe ababenelizwi lakhe babeza kwaphukelwa yinqanawa, kodwa ubukrelekrele buka-Orpheus babasindisa.
U-Orpheus ngengoma yakhe emnandi wagubungela ilizwi leesirensi, iiArgonauts zakhe zaqhubeka zisenza imisebenzi yazo, zange bazimamele iisilini, kungenjalo ngeza kujikeleza apho zihlala khona. Emva kokoyiswa nguOrpheus, ezinye iinguqulelo zithi ezi ntlanzi zajika zaba lilitye, ezinye zatsho ukuba baxhumela elwandle ukuze bafe.
En I-odyssey ii-mermaid kunye nengoma yabo emnandi ikwakhona. Ulysses, esazi ubuhle bengoma yesandi, xa wayedlula, walungisa abasebenzi, bagquma iindlebe zabo nge-wax, ukuze bangavi. U-Ulysses wayefuna ukuva iingoma ezimnandi zokucula, kodwa akazange afune ukutsiba elwandle asondele kubo, okanye aye apho ngephenyane lakhe. Ngenxa yoku wayezibophelela kwimasti, ukuze abeve kwaye angayi kubo.
Kwi "One Thousand and One Night", ii-mermaids zikwabizwa njengezidalwa zobuhle obungaqhelekanga, wazithiya njengeentombi zolwandle, kunye neenwele ezinde ezijijekileyo, njengamaza olwandle. Ngentloko kunye nesisu somfazi kwaye ukusuka enkabeni umsila weentlanzi waqala apho basuka kwelinye icala baya kolunye. Babenamazwi amnandi kunye noncumo olunomtsalane.