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Sirens
Siren or sirens may refer to: Common meanings * Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies * Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their deaths. Places * Siren (town), Wisconsin * Siren, Wisconsin, a village * Siren Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica * Siren Rock, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica People * Siren (surname) * Siren, stage name of female bodybuilder Shelley Beattie on the TV show ''American Gladiators'' * Siren, stage name of Valerie Waugaman on the 2008 revival of ''American Gladiators'' * Alexander Brandon (born 1974), American musician, known as "Siren" in the demoscene * Siren Sundby (born 1982), Norwegian Olympic sailor Animals * ''Siren'' (genus), a genus of aquatic salamanders in the family Sirenidae * '' Hestina'', a genus of brush-footed butterfly commonly called sirens * Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals including dugongs and manatees * Sirenidae, a family of aquati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siren (mythology)
In Greek mythology, sirens () are female humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the ''Odyssey'' in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Roman poets place them on some small islands called Sirenum scopuli. In some later, rationalized traditions, the literal geography of the "flowery" island of Anthemoessa, or Anthemusa, is fixed: sometimes on Cape Pelorum and at others in the islands known as the Sirenuse, near Paestum, or in Capreae. All such locations were surrounded by cliffs and rocks. Sirens continued to be used as a symbol of the dangerous temptation embodied by women regularly throughout Christian art of the medieval era. "Siren" can also be used as a slang term for a woman considered both very attractive and dangerous. Nomenclature The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Others connect the name to σειρά (''seirá'', "rope, cord") and εἴρω (''eírō'', "to tie, join, faste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirens (1994 Film)
''Sirens'' is a 1994 film, based on the life of artist and author Norman Lindsay, written and directed by John Duigan and set in Australia during the interwar period. ''Sirens'' was mostly filmed at the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum, Lindsay's home and studio in Faulconbridge, New South Wales and the town of Sofala near Bathurst. ''Sirens'', ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' and ''Bitter Moon—''all released in the US within weeks of one another—were the films that brought Hugh Grant to the attention of American audiences. Plot Tony, an Anglican priest newly arrived in Australia from the United Kingdom, is asked to visit the notorious artist Norman Lindsay, out of the church's concern about a blasphemous painting of the crucifix that the artist plans to exhibit. Estella, the priest's wife, accompanies him on the visit to the artist's bucolic compound in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. There, they meet Lindsay's wife, Rose, two models, Pru and Sheela, and the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siren (alarm)
A siren is a noise-making warning device. There are two general types: mechanical sirens and electronic sirens. Civil defense sirens are mounted in fixed locations and used to warn of natural disasters or attacks. Sirens are used on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines. Many fire sirens (used for summoning volunteer firefighters) serve double duty as tornado or civil defense sirens, alerting an entire community of impending danger. Most fire sirens are either mounted on the roof of a fire station or on a pole next to the fire station. Fire sirens can also be mounted on or near government buildings, on tall structures such as water towers, as well as in systems where several sirens are distributed around a town for better sound coverage. Most fire sirens are single tone and mechanically driven by electric motors with a rotor attached to the shaft. Some newer sirens are Electronics, electronically driven speakers. Fire sirens are often cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirenidae
Sirenidae, the sirens, are a family of neotenic aquatic salamanders. Family members have very small fore limbs, and lack hind limbs altogether. In one species, the skeleton in their fore limbs is made of only cartilage. In contrast to most other salamanders, they have external gills bunched together on the neck in both larval and adult states. Sirens are found only in the Southeastern United States and northern Mexico. Although they are primarily carnivorous, they are the only salamanders observed eating plant material.Hill, R. L., Mendelson, J. R. & Stabile, J. L. 2015. Direct observation and review of herbivory in Sirenidae (Amphibia: Caudata). Southeastern Naturalist 14, N5-N9. Description Sirens are quite distinct from other salamanders, and in some classifications they form their own suborder, Sirenoidea, or as a completely distinct order (Meantes or Trachystomata). Genetic analysis variously places them as the sister to other Salamandroidea or as sister to all other salam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian (Paper Mario)
is a video game character appearing in the 2004 role-playing video game '' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''. A purple ghost-like being who can manipulate fire and shadows, she is originally introduced alongside her older sisters as the Shadow Sirens, a trio of secondary antagonists who get in the way of the player character Mario. Vivian later turns into one of the story's main protagonists after she befriends Mario and join his party for the rest of the game. In the original Japanese version and some European translations, Vivian is a transgender woman. Intentional misgendering from her eldest sister Beldam is a central part of the abuse that eventually leads Vivian to side with the more understanding Mario and revolt against the other Shadow Sirens; Vivian herself calls her original trio the "Shadow Sisters", with Beldam repeatedly berating her for using the term "Sisters" and refusing to acknowledge Vivian as female. All original English and German releases of ''The Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borderlands (series)
''Borderlands'' is an Action role-playing video game, action role-playing first-person shooter, first-person Shooter game#Looter shooter, looter-shooter video game franchise set in a space Western science fantasy setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K (company), 2K for multiple platforms. The series consists of seven games, each with multiple downloadable content packs: ''Borderlands (video game), Borderlands'' (2009), ''Borderlands 2'' (2012), ''Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel'' (2014) and ''Borderlands 3'' (2019) by 2K Australia. ''Tiny Tina's Wonderlands'' (2022) is a spinoff based on ''Borderlands 2''s ''Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep'' DLC. ''Tales from the Borderlands'' (2014–2015) is a spin-off product, spin-off episodic graphic adventure game by Telltale Games, and is followed up by ''New Tales from the Borderlands'' (2022) developed by Gearbox Software. The series has received critical a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirens (1999 Film)
''Sirens'' is a 1999 crime-drama TV film starring Dana Delany. It premiered on September 26, 1999, on Showtime Networks. Plot Sally Rawlings is a white woman who is making out with Vincent Morgan, her black ex-husband in a parked car when a group of policemen surround the car and murder Vincent. The officers then plant phony evidence at the scene of the crime that would point the blame away from them – Sally knows this is a sham and is determined to find out the truth and bring the cops to justice. Cast * Dana Delany as Sally Rawlings * Keith Carradine as Officer Dan Wexler * Justin Theroux as Officer David Bontempo * Vondie Curtis-Hall as Vincent Morgan * Brian Dennehy as Lieutenant Denby * Richard Blackburn as Sam Conrad * Jonathan Whittaker as District Attorney * Sabrina Grdevich as Sheryl * Julie Khaner as Fox Hills * Diego Fuentes as Sylvio * Karen Glave as Tyus * James Downing as Waranaco * Matthew Bennett as Roy Dancer * Carole Mackereth as Virginia * Victor Saldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siren Rock
The Hudson Mountains are a mountain range in western Ellsworth Land just east of Pine Island Bay at the Walgreen Coast of the Amundsen Sea. They are of volcanic origin, consisting of low scattered mountains and nunataks that protrude through the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The Hudson Mountains are bounded on the north by Cosgrove Ice Shelf and on the south by Pine Island Glacier. The mountains were volcanically active during the Miocene and Pliocene, but there is evidence for an eruption about two millennia ago and uncertain indications of activity in the 20th century. Geography and geomorphology The Hudson Mountains rise in western Ellsworth Land of West Antarctica and were discovered in 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition. The mountains lie at some distance from the Amundsen Sea's Walgreen Coast, facing Pine Island Bay. The Cosgrove Ice Shelf lies north of the Hudson Mountains. The mountains are remote and visits are rare. In 1991, they were prospect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Macken
Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model. Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ, and has appeared in films such as ''Resident Evil'', ''Close, Killing Jesus'', and ''Centurion''. He has appeared on television in series such as RTÉ's '' Fair City'' as Gavin Cluxton and in BBC series ''Merlin'' as Sir Gwaine. In addition, Macken has directed several feature films: ''Christian Blake'' in 2008, ''Dreaming for You'', ''The Inside'' and ''Cold'', and '' Here Are the Young Men''. Macken also directed the documentary ''The Fashion of Modelling''. He starred in the NBC series '' The Night Shift'' as T.C. Callahan, and Netflix show '' Nightflyers'' as Karl D'Branin, and in 2021 onwards stars in the NBC drama '' La Brea''. Early life Macken was born in Dublin. He has two sisters. Macken completed a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at University College Dublin after he began his modeling and acting care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siren (town), Wisconsin
Siren is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 936 at the 2010 census. The village of Siren is located within the town. Geography The Town of Siren is located in southern Burnett County, with Polk County along its southern border. The village of Siren, a municipality fully surrounded by the Town of Siren, is located west of the geographic center of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.40%, is water. There are 15 named lakes wholly or partially in the town, of which Clam Lake along the Clam River is the largest. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 873 people, 378 households, and 266 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.8 people per square mile (10.7/km2). There were 717 housing units at an average density of 22.8 per square mile (8.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.14% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 1.60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
