The Devil's Dictionary: Siren

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
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SIREN

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One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance.

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