Motif
Siren song draws river travelers to death
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A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family, within the sub-family Luring, Procession, and Compulsory Dance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS / CHAPTER XVIII: THE VALKYRS / CHAPTER XIX: HEL / L. E. R.; lines 7196-7322 confidence: high
The passage names Elf or Elb, the Neck, Father Rhine and his daughters, and identifies the Lorelei as a siren maiden on the Rhine whose song entices mariners to death.
Lorelei is called a siren maiden whose song causes boatmen and mariners to lose awareness, strike rocks, and perish.
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