Sirens

Sirens

In Greek mythology, different sources speak of two, three or five nymphs with varying names (Among those: Leucosia, Ligeia, and Parthenope.) They were portrayed as bird-like woman, but later, because they were often associated with the sea, they were pictured as mermaids. (See Udine). Their seductive singing lured sailors to their death on rockbound coasts.

Homer tells of how Odysseus was curious to hear the siren sing, thus he made his companions stuff their ears with beewax and have them tie himself to a mast, so he wouldn't be able to follow the siren song. When the sirens failed to lure Odysseus, they flung themselves into the waves and perished.

The siren song is an appeal that is hard to resist, but if followed will lead to bad results (mostly death).

Sirens in Supernatural

The Siren in Supernatural appears both as women and as a man (Nick Monroe) to lure its victims in. It explains that the appeal of seducing its victims is to fall in love again and again. Apparently, that love isn't only a sexual love, but any kind of love (e.g. brotherly love) - it latches onto Dean's love for Sam, turning it on itself.

The Siren's call in Supernatural is transmitted through bodily fluids. It first charms its way through the victim's defences by reading their mind and acting accordingly, pretending to be the "perfect person" for the victim, and then infects them with spit or other bodily fluids. In episode 4.14 Sex And Violence we see that infection happen in three ways: The men who then killed their wifes or other loved ones all had sex with the siren disguised as a beautiful woman. Dean shares a flask with the charming and seductive Nick, and later, the siren spits into Sam's mouth to infect him. ^{Source: 4.14}

The powers of the Siren

• can shapeshift into a man or woman
• is able to read minds and transforms itself into what their victims desire most
• is very seductive and charming to win the victims over
• infects their victims through bodily fluids so they follow their orders
• leaves traces of oxycontin in the victim's blood (it's a love hormone that provokes feelings of euphoria)

The Siren's weaknesses:

• The Siren's true face is seen in a mirror. (See also: Changeling
• The only way to kill them is to stab them with a bronze dagger dipped into Siren-infected blood.

In Supernatural lore, the Siren shares some traits with other creatures that have already shown up and thus seems to be a relative of the Changeling and Shapeshifters.

Creatures from ancient times that draw men to them with their song.