Harrison, Jane Ellen, 1850-1928 · London, Rivingtons · leaf 316
ouaSiv /j.lai/ apfiovlau^vfKpapeli.—Plato, Pep. x. 617, B. He makes them eight in number, probably because the number nine wassacred to the Muses. Eight Sirens occur (but probably the coincidence ofnumber is accidental) on a lamp at Cortona. See the answer given by the priestess to the Emperor… … ^^^^^^~~~^^ ^^V^^!^^
Homer · Mythology, Greek · Art and mythology · Art, Greek
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