Greek mythology has been reflected in paintings and hundreds of vivid works that have come to be considered masterpieces.

Siren enters English through Latin sīrēn, from the Greek Seirēn. In its earliest form, it names the mythic beings themselves. The etymology does not point to beauty or danger so much as compulsion. A ...

[This story contains spoilers from the first two episodes of Netflix’s Sirens.] Perhaps the sirens came calling for director Nicole Kassell. Before signing on to direct the first two episodes of ...

Molly Smith Metzler is ready to take viewers to an “uncomfortable place.” In her five episode limited series Sirens, starring Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock and based on her play written during her ...

In Greek mythology, the story of Odysseus and the Sirens illustrates a paradigmatic example of self-control. When the hero of Homer's epic prepared to travel past the Sirens, mythical creatures who ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from all five episodes of “Sirens,” now streaming on Netflix. Hey hey! Starch your pastels and delete all your incriminating texts — Molly Smith Metzler’s ...

In Greek mythology, a siren was a demonic being (half bird, half woman). Later on this idea was transformed in art into a mermaid: a combination of a fish and a woman. Mechanical and electromechanical ...

I try not to let my AMC stub, movie snob persona show too aggressively when raving about my favorite shows, but put me on an island with a star-studded cast, a fun wardrobe, and infinite layers of ...