Although a Sophocles fragment makes Phorcys their father, when Sirens are named, they are usually as daughters of the river god Achelous, with Terpsichore, Melpomene, Calliope or Sterope.
In Euripides's play, Helen (167), Helen in her anguish calls upon "Winged maidens, daughters of the Earth (Chthon)."
Although they lured mariners, the Greeks portrayed the Sirens in their "meadow starred with flowers" and not as sea deities.
Roman writers linked them more closely to the sea, as daughters of Phorcys.
Sirens are found in many Greek stories, notably in Homer's Odyssey.
Although a Sophocles fragment makes Phorcys their father, when Sirens are named, they are usually as daughters of the river god Achelous, with Terpsichore, Melpomene, Calliope or Sterope. In Euripides's play, Helen (167), Helen in her anguish calls upon "Winged maidens, daughters of the Earth (Chthon)." Although they lured mariners, the Greeks portrayed the Sirens in their "meadow starred with flowers" and not as sea deities. Roman writers linked them more closely to the sea, as daughters of Phorcys. Sirens are found in many Greek stories, notably in Homer's Odyssey.
Siren (mythology)