Siren or sirens may refer to:

Common meanings

Siren (alarm) A siren is a loud noise-making device. 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. T ...

, a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies *

Siren (mythology) In Greek mythology, the sirens (Ancient Greek: singular: ; plural: ) were humanlike beings with alluring voices; they appear in a scene in the Odyssey in which Odysseus saves his crew's lives. Roman poets placed them on some small islands calle ...

, an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology

Places

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 al ...

Siren, Wisconsin Siren is a village in, and the county seat of, Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 806 at the 2010 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Siren. History The Ojibwe and the French fur traders were the ...

, a village *

Siren Bay Siren Bay () is a small bay formed by the configuration of the ice at the terminus of Shipley Glacier and the northwest side of Flat Island along the north coast of Victoria Land. Charted by the Northern Party The Northern Party was a region ...

, Victoria Land, Antarctica *

Siren Rock Siren Rock () is a fairly isolated rock lying 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Mount Moses, in the east part of the Hudson Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66. Named by ...

, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica

People

Siren (surname) Siren is a surname which may refer to: * Heikki Siren (1918–2013), Finnish architect, son of J. S. Sirén * J. S. Sirén (1889–1961), Finnish architect * Jon Siren (born 1978), American keyboardist and drummer, co-founder of the band Mankind ...

* Siren, stage name of female bodybuilder

Shelley Beattie Shelley Ann Beattie (August 24, 1967 – February 16, 2008) was a professional female bodybuilder and actress. Beattie's highest placement was the top three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for fem ...

on the TV show ''American Gladiators'' * Siren, stage name of

Valerie Waugaman Valerie Waugaman (born November 26, 1981) is a former IFBB Figure Professional and appeared as the Gladiator "Siren" on the 2008 '' American Gladiators'' revival. Biography Waugaman was born and raised in Cleveland. She has always excelled in s ...

on the 2008 revival of ''American Gladiators'' *

Alexander Brandon Alexander Brandon (also known as Siren in the demoscene and tracker community) is an American musician, former member of Straylight Productions, who composed music mostly for games produced by Epic Games, or games based on Epic technology, inc ...

(born 1974), American musician, known as "Siren" in the demoscene *

Siren Sundby Siren Sundby (born 2 December 1982 in Lørenskog) is a former Norwegian sailor. She won an Olympic gold medal in the Europe-class in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won the world championships in the Europe-class in 2003 and 2004. Sundb ...

(born 1982), Norwegian Olympic sailor

Animals

* ''Siren'' (genus), a genus of aquatic salamanders in the family Sirenidae * ''

Hestina Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia. Known larval food plants are ''Celtis'' and, for one species, ''Trema'' (Ulmaceae). These include '' C ...

'', a genus of brush-footed butterfly commonly called sirens *

Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...

, an order of aquatic mammals including dugongs and manatees *

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 othe ...

, a family of aquatic salamanders

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Siren (DC Comics) Siren is the name of two supervillains, both appearing in books published by DC Comics. The first character to use the name is Hila, the identical twin sister of Mera. Originating from the same underwater sub-realm as her sister, Hila was the yo ...

, the name of two DC Comics characters *

Siren (Transformers) There have been three main publishers of the comic book series bearing the name ''Transformers'' based on the Transformers (toy line), toy lines of the same name. The first series was produced by Marvel Comics from 1984 to 1991, which ran for 80 ...

, a character from ''The Transformers: Headmasters'' * Siren, a character in ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' * Siren, a minor character in ''Passions'' * Sirens, video game characters in '' Borderlands'' *The Siren, a character from the 1960s ''Batman'' TV series unrelated to the DC Comics Siren *

Siren (Malibu Comics) The Ultraverse is a defunct comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics which is currently owned by Marvel Comics. The Ultraverse is a shared universe in which a variety of characters – known within the comics as Ultras ...

, a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint

Films

* ''The Siren'' (1917 film), a lost Fox film starring Valeska Suratt * ''The Siren'' (1927 film), an American melodrama directed by Byron Haskin * ''Siren'' (1968 film), a Belgian animated short film * ''Sirens'' (1994 film), starring Hugh Grant, directed by John Duigan * ''Sirens'' (1999 film), starring Dana Delany * ''Siren'' (2010 film), a horror film starring

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 ''C ...

* ''Siren'' (2013 film), starring

Vinessa Shaw Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw (born July 19, 1976) is an American film actress and model. She began her career as a child actor, and had her breakout role in Disney's 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film ''Hocus Pocus''. Shaw also appeared in '' Ladybug ...

* ''Siren'' (2016 film), a 2016 horror film

Games

* ''Siren'' (video game series) ** ''Siren'' (video game), 2003

Literature

* ''Siren'' (play), a 1990 play by David Williamson * ''Siren'', a book by

Tara Moss Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist, former model and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival. Biography Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she a ...

* "Sirens" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * “The Siren”, a novel by

Kiera Cass Kiera Cass (born 19 May 1981) is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known for ''The Selection'' series. Career Cass was born and raised in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and graduated from Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach. She is ...

Music

Groups

* Sirens (American band), metalcore band from Terre Haute, Indiana *

Sirens (British band) Sirens are British girl group from Newcastle upon Tyne, best known for their UK top 50 single, "Baby (Off the Wall)". History The Sirens line-up originally consisted of Karina Brians, Kat Haslam, Lynsey Schofield and Michelle Heaton. Heaton ...

, a Newcastle upon Tyne based girl group * Siren, a rock band featuring

Kevin Coyne Kevin Coyne (27 January 1944 – 2 December 2004) was an English musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. The "anti-star" was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, and died in his adopted home of Nurember ...

Albums

* ''Siren'' (Roxy Music album), 1975 * ''Siren'' (Heather Nova album), 1998 * ''Siren'' (Susumu Hirasawa album), 1996 * ''Sirens'' (Kenneth Newby album), 1997 * ''Sirens'' (Savatage album), 1983 * ''Sirens'' (On the Might of Princes album), 2003 * ''Sirens'' (Astarte album), 2004 * ''Sirens'' (It Dies Today album), 2006 * ''Sirens'' (S. J. Tucker album), 2006 * ''Sirens'' (Nine Black Alps album), 2012 * ''Sirens'' (May Jailer album) * ''Sirens'' (Gorgon City album), 2014 * ''Sirens'' (The Weepies album), 2015 * ''Sirens'' (Woodlock EP), 2015 * Sirens, by

Ben Abraham Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz; December 11, 1924 – October 9, 2015) was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian citizen. He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Łódź, Poland ...

, 2016 *

Sirens (Sublime with Rome album) ''Sirens'' is the second album by rock group Sublime with Rome, which was released on July 17, 2015. It is the only album to include notable drummer Josh Freese following Bud Gaugh's departure in 2011. "Wherever You Go" was released as the album' ...

Sirens (Nicolas Jaar album) 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 Places * Siren (town), Wisconsin * Siren, Wiscon ...

, 2016

Songs

* "Siren" (Malcolm Lincoln song) * "Siren" (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song), 2004 * "Siren" (Ruby Gloom song), 2008 * "Siren" (Paces song), 2018 * "

Siren (Never Let You Go) "Siren (Never Let You Go)" (a.k.a. "Siren") is a rock song by Australian band Divinyls. It was released in 1983 from their debut album '' Desperate'' and charted within the top fifty in Australia. Song information "Siren" was written by then ban ...

", by the Divinyls, 1983 * "Siren" (Sunmi song), 2018 * "Siren", by Tori Amos on the soundtrack on the 1998 film ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' * "Siren", by Theater of Tragedy on the 1998 album '' Aégis'' * "Sirens" (Jeff Lynne song), 1990 * "Sirens" (Dizzie Rascal song), 2007 * "Sirens" (Pearl Jam song), 2013 * "Sirens" (Cher Lloyd song), for her album ''Sorry I'm Late'' * "Sirens", by Angels & Airwaves on the 2007 album ''

I-Empire ''I-Empire'' is the second studio album by alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was officially released worldwide on November 1, 2007 from the Angels & Airwaves website, where it was available for download. It was then released on CD on No ...

'' * "Sirens", by Markus Feehily on the 2015 album ''

Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...

'' * "Sirens", by Kelsea Ballerini on the 2015 album '' The First Time'' * "Sirens", the title track on the album ''

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 Places * Siren (town), Wisconsin * Siren, Wisco ...

'' by Savatage * "Sirens", by The String Cheese Incident on the album ''

Untying the Not ''Untying the Not'' is the sixth release and fourth studio album of Colorado based jam band The String Cheese Incident. The album deviates from their previous rock and bluegrass sounds and shows heavy influence from guest producer Martin Glover. U ...

'' * "Sirens", 2012 song by

Nell Bryden Nell Bryden (born March 8, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Early life Bryden was born in New York Hospital and grew up in an artist loft on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights. Her parents divorced when she was five, and she lived primar ...

, also covered by Cher for the album ''

Closer to the Truth ''Closer to the Truth'' is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer and actress Cher. It was released on September 20, 2013 by Warner Bros. Records. Opting to re-establish her music career, she began planning the project in 2011, shortly ...

'' * "Sirens", 2001 song by

Tim Deluxe Tim Liken (born 18 July 1977), also known by his stage name as Tim Deluxe, is a British DJ and producer. He is best known for the song "It Just Won't Do", which charted in many countries. Biography Deluxe grew up in North London and worked at Ti ...

* "Sirens", 2022 song by

Flume A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to ...

* "The Siren" (song), by Nightwish * "The Siren", by Graveyard on the 2011 album ''

Hisingen Blues ''Hisingen Blues'' is the second full-length studio album by Swedish hard rock band Graveyard. It was released on 25 March 2011. Reception Scott Alisoglu of '' Blabbermouth.net'' said that ''Hisingen Blues'' "is too hot to handle without flame ...

'' * "The Siren", a song on the album ''

A Violent Emotion ''A Violent Emotion'' is the second album released by American electronic- industrial band Aesthetic Perfection Aesthetic Perfection is an American electronic musical project created by Daniel Graves in 2000. Biography Aesthetic Perfection w ...

'' by Aesthetic Perfection * "The Sirens", song by George and Ira Gershwin from ''

A Dangerous Maid ''A Dangerous Maid'' is a musical with a book by Charles W. Bell, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin (writing under the pseudonym "Arthur Francis"). The script is based on Bell's 1918 play ''A Dislocated Honeymoon''. The story ...

'' 1921

Other uses in music

Acme Siren The Acme siren is a musical instrument used in concert bands for comic effect. Often used in cartoons, it produces the stylized sound of a police siren. It is one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of an orchestra. The instrument ...

, a varying-pitch wind instrument, often found in the percussion section of orchestras * ''Sirènes'' ("Sirens"), a movement in the Debussy suite ''

Nocturnes A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French ''nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensembl ...

'' *The Sirens, Op. 33, by

Reinhold Glière Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (born Reinhold Ernest Glier, which was later converted for standardization purposes; russian: Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр; 23 June 1956), was a Russian Imperial and Soviet composer of German and ...

(1875-1956)

Paintings

* ''The Siren'' (Waterhouse painting), a 1900 painting by John William Waterhouse *''The Siren'', 1888 painting by

Edward Armitage Edward Armitage (20 May 1817 – 24 May 1896) was an English Victorian-era painter whose work focused on historical, classical and biblical subjects. Family background Armitage was born in London to a family of wealthy Yorkshire industrialis ...

Sculptures

* ''Siren'' (statue), a 2008 life-size statue by Marc Quinn * ''The Siren'' (sculpture), a 2005 sculpture by Norman J. Gitzen * ''Siren'' (bronze sculpture), Roman bronze sculpture ca. 1571–90 * ''The Sirens'' (sculpture), an 1887 bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin * ''

Tritón y Sirena ''Tritón y Sirena'' (also known as ''Tritón y Nereida'') is a sculpture by Carlos Espino, installed along Puerto Vallarta's Malecón, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Installed the 1990, the artwork depicts Triton (son of Poseidon and Amphitrite ...

'', a sculpture in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Television

Series

* ''Sirens'' (1993 TV series), an American crime drama series * ''Sirens'' (2002 TV serial), a two-part British serial * ''Sirens'' (2011 TV series), a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4 * ''Sirens'' (2014 TV series), an American comedy program based on the Channel 4 series * ''Supermodel Me: Sirens'', the fifth season of Asian's reality program ''Supermodel Me'' * ''Siren'' (TV series), a 2018 American fantasy drama series

Episodes

* "Siren" (''Millennium''), television series episode * "Sirens", an episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * "The Siren", an episode of ''Mako: Island of Secrets''

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Company of Sirens Company of Sirens is a Canadian feminist theatre company formed in 1986. Company of Sirens developed the feminist play ''The Working People's Picture Show''. History Company of Sirens was officially founded in 1986 by Lina Chartrand, Aida Jord ...

, a Canadian feminist theatre company * ''Siren'' (magazine), a bimonthly Canadian magazine *

Siren FM Siren Radio, sometimes known as Siren and formerly as Siren FM, is a community radio station based at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts to the city of Lincoln on 107.3 FM and at its websiteOnline'' History Launched i ...

, a community radio station based at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom *

Siren Music Festival The Siren Music Festival (a.k.a. Sirenfest) was an annual summertime outdoors concert held in Brooklyn's Coney Island from 2001-2010. It was run by the free arts/politics/current-events newspaper ''The Village Voice'', and was completely free-of-ch ...

, an annual outdoor concert held at Coney Island, New York, from 2001 to 2010 * ''The Siren'' (musical), a 1911 Broadway musical

Court cases

* ''The Siren'' - see

List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 74 This is a list of cases reported in volume 74 (7 Wall.) of ''United States Reports'', decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1869. Nominative reports In 1874, the U.S. government created the ''United States Reports'', and re ...

* ''The Siren'' - see

List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 80 This is a list of cases reported in volume 80 (13 Wall.) of ''United States Reports'', decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1872. Nominative reports In 1874, the U.S. government created the ''United States Reports'', and r ...

Military

* , several Royal Navy ships * SS-N-9 Siren, NATO reporting name for the

P-120 Malakhit The P-120 Malakhit (russian: П-120 «Малахит» 'Malachite'; NATO reporting name: SS-N-9 Siren, GRAU designation: 4K85) is a Russian medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines. Introduced in 1972, it remains in servic ...

, a Russian anti-ship missile * , several US Navy ships

Sports

Sacramento Sirens The Sacramento Sirens are a women's semi-professional American football team, located in Sacramento, California. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women's full tackle football. History In 2001, their first year of exi ...

, a woman's football team *

Saskatoon Sirens The Saskatoon Sirens were a women's football team in the Lingerie Football League (LFL) and played in the 2012 LFL Canada season. Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the Sirens played their home games at the Credit Union Centre. The Sirens were on ...

, an expansion team in the Legends Football League *

Sirens A.S.C. Sirens Aquatic Sports Club is an aquatic sports club with over 500 fully paid up members, one of the largest of its kind in Malta. The club is run by an elected committee which devolves some of its duties and tasks to various sub-committees. All ...

, a waterpolo club in Malta *

Sirens F.C. Sirens Football Club is a professional football club from the north-western seaside village of San Pawl il-Baħar in Malta. Founded in 1968, they currently compete in the Maltese Premier League. Club history Sirens FC was first known as St P ...

, a football club in Malta **

Sirens Stadium The Sirens Stadium is a stadium in St. Paul's Bay St. Paul's Bay ( mt, San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, sixteen kilometres () northwest of the capital Valletta. Saint Paul's Bay is the largest town in the Northe ...

, the club's home ground *

Strathclyde Sirens Strathclyde Sirens are a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Since 2017 their senior team has played in the Netball Superleague. Sirens also played in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament. They were originally known as the S ...

, a Scottish netball team

Other uses

Siren (codec) Siren is a family of patented, transform-based, wideband audio coding formats and their audio codec implementations developed and licensed by PictureTel Corporation (acquired by Polycom, Inc. in 2001). There are three Siren codecs: Siren 7, Siren ...

, an audio codec *

Siren (fragrance) Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, businesswoman, socialite, model, and entertainer. Born in New York City, and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, she is a great-granddaughter of Conrad ...

, a perfume endorsed by Paris Hilton *

SIREN code SIREN codes are given to French businesses and nonprofit associations, SIRET codes to their establishments and facilities. SIREN codes are maintained by the French INSEE. This is France-specific, and will not change during the lifetime of the ...

, a nine-digit number given to all French businesses *

Siren Visual This is a list of anime industry companies involved in the production or distribution of anime. Japan-based companies Animation studios There are over 500 animation studios in Japan. Below are those notable enough to have an article. *3Hz ...

, an Australian-based DVD distribution company * SIREN, an open energy system model developed for Western Australia *

Standard siren The cosmic distance ladder (also known as the extragalactic distance scale) is the succession of methods by which astronomers determine the distances to celestial objects. A ''direct'' distance measurement of an astronomical object is possible o ...

, a unit of gravitational waves