Far out in the sea there was an island，on the rocky edge of which lived three
Sirens，the three sisters of magic song．Half human and half bird，the Siren
sisters sat in a field of flowers，singing in voices that excited the hearts of
men．The attractive songs were so sweet that ships were attracted to the island
and struck to pieces on the rocks．No sailor nor ship had ever been known to pass
the Island of the Sirens without being attracted to disaster ．

Acting on the
advice of Circe，Odysseus took careful preparation against the Sirens．Before
their ships came to where they could hear the song，Odysseus had himself tied to
the mast ，stopped the ears of his men with wax and ordered them to ignore his
orders and gestures when they were passing the fatal island ．

Soon they came in
sight of the rocky island，and the attractive song reached the ears of
Odysseus．It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to free himself and
shouted for his men to turn towards the rich and flowery grass land of the
singing sisters．But no one paid any attention to him．The sailors kept straight
on until they were completely out of。

神话故事是民间文学的一种。远古时代人民的集体口头创作。包括神鬼的故事和神（鬼）化的英雄传说。

其产生表现了古代人民对自然力的斗争和对理想的追求，它是一种精神寄托、人类的向往和宗教的实化展现，对后世的文学艺术有深远的影响。