Siren

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 17 December 2014
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A funerary statue of a siren, 370 BCE. The Greek mythical creature holds the soundbox of a lyre made from a tortoise shell.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, December 17). Siren. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3352/siren/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Siren." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 17, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3352/siren/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Siren." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 17 Dec 2014. Web. 05 Dec 2024.

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