a-Sirens

  • Ulysses and the Sirens, John William Waterhouse, 1891.

    The Sirens In Greek mythology, the Sirens (Greek singular: Σειρήν, Seirḗn; Greek plural: Σειρῆνες, Seirênes) were dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed 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. Wikipedia

    In this activity, after discusings about the simbolysm of the classical sirens, you are going to collaborativelly create a poster with canva for the Female Monster Museum from artworks.

    The poster shall include:

    -The name of the monster.

    -The title of the artwork or artworks that appear on the poster.

    -The name of the authors of the artworks that appear on the poster.

    -Some written and oral annotations in English explaining the symbolism of the female monster.

    -The number of the transnational group: 1

    -The logo of the project and the European Union.

    -To create the poster in a collaborative way, we are going to use the tool: canva.

    -In each poster you could create more tha one page.

    -To enter canva you have just to copy the link corresponding to your international group.

     

    Poster - team 1

     

  • In your opinion, what do Sirens best symbolize?
    The Sirens symbolize temptation.
    16 votes (43.24%)
    The Sirens symbolize risk and danger.
    11 votes (29.73%)
    The Sirens symbolize the primal power the female has over man.
    9 votes (24.32%)
    The Sirens symbolize the souls of the dead.
    1 vote (2.70%)