(circa 1900).]]In Greek mythology the Sirens (Greek singular: ; Greek plural: ) were two or three deadly-dangerous bird-women, portrayed as seductresses, who lived on an island called Sirenum scopuli. In some later, rationalized traditions the literal geography of the "flowery" island of Anthemoussa or Anthemusa,"We must steer clear of the Sirens, their enchanting song, their meadow starred with flowers" is Robert Fagles' rendering of lines in Odyssey XI. is fixed: sometimes on Cape Pelorum