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{{quote|Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure ... Wow!|[[Odysseus]] hearing the Sirens|Tales from the Public Domain}}
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{{Character
 
{{Character
 
|name = Sirens
 
|name = Sirens
|image = [[File:Sirens-PattySelma.jpg|240px]]<br>[[Selma]] and [[Patty]] (L-R) as the Sirens.
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|image = [[File:Sirens.png|250px]]
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|caption = [[Selma]] and [[Patty]] (L-R) as the Sirens.
 
|gender = {{Female}}
 
|gender = {{Female}}
|hair = Blue
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|hair = Gray
 
|age =  
 
|age =  
 
|status = Fictional
 
|status = Fictional
|job = Luring Sailors
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|job =  
 
|relatives =  
 
|relatives =  
 
|appearance = "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"
 
|appearance = "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]"
|voiced by = Unknown
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|voiced by = [[Sally Stevens]]<ref>[[Wikisimpsons:Chris Ledesma interview|Interview with Chris Ledesma]]</ref>
 
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{{quote|Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure ... Wow!|[[Odysseus]] hearing the Sirens|Tales from the Public Domain}}
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The '''Sirens''' live on an island that [[Odysseus]] and his crew passed by while trying to return to Ithaca.
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The '''Sirens''' live on an island that [[Odysseus]] and his crew passed by while trying to return to [[Ithaca]]. They appeared in a story from the book ''[[Classics for Children]]''.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
After [[Poseidon]] blew their ship off course, Odysseus and his crew ended up in the Crazy Islands. They heard [[Island of Sirens|music]] which [[Lenny]] thought was "kinda catchy". [[Carl]] pointed out the island where the music was coming from and suggested steering heedlessly towards it. Lenny concurred: "Heedlessly it is!"
 
After [[Poseidon]] blew their ship off course, Odysseus and his crew ended up in the Crazy Islands. They heard [[Island of Sirens|music]] which [[Lenny]] thought was "kinda catchy". [[Carl]] pointed out the island where the music was coming from and suggested steering heedlessly towards it. Lenny concurred: "Heedlessly it is!"
  
As the crew sailed toward the island, they failed to notice the jagged rock formations and shipwrecks encircling the island. Instead, they were totally engrossed in listening to the Sirens' song, which prompted Odysseus to remark, "Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure ... Wow!" Odysseus quickly changed his tune, however, when the ship got close enough to see the Sirens: "Oh, God! They're hideous!" After similar cries of disgust from the other crewmen (including [[Professor Frink]], who said, "Someone save me from the ladies!" as his glasses broke), they hastily turned the ship around and went full speed back the way they came, leaving the island behind.
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As the crew sailed toward the island, they failed to notice the jagged rock formations and shipwrecks encircling the island. Instead, they were totally engrossed in listening to the Sirens' song, which prompted Odysseus to remark, "Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure ... Wow!" Odysseus quickly changed his tune, however, when the ship got close enough for the crew to see the Sirens: "Oh, God! They're hideous!" After similar cries of disgust from the other crewmen (including [[Professor Frink]], who said, "Someone save me from the ladies!" as his glasses broke), they hastily turned the ship around and went full speed back the way they came, leaving the island behind.
  
 
Professor Frink wasn't seen after that point in the voyage, so it's possible that the sight of the Sirens killed him, drove him insane, and/or prompted him to commit suicide.
 
Professor Frink wasn't seen after that point in the voyage, so it's possible that the sight of the Sirens killed him, drove him insane, and/or prompted him to commit suicide.
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
*The Sirens appear only in the "D'oh Brother Where Art Thou?" segment of "[[Tales from the Public Domain]]". The segment is a re-telling of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'' with [[Homer]] cast as Odysseus, [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] as the Sirens, and other Springfieldians as the other characters in the story.
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*The Sirens are portrayed by [[Patty]] and [[Selma]].
*The song "[[Island of Sirens]]", which is heard as the ship nears the island, is a parody of the {{w|Barry Manilow}} song "{{w|Copacabana (song)|Copacabana}}".
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*The song "[[Island of Sirens]]", which is heard as the ship nears the island, is a parody of the {{W|Barry Manilow}} song "{{W2|Copacabana|song}}".
*In the ''Odyssey'', Odysseus and his crew were forewarned about the Sirens. They safely passed the island by means of the crew using wax to block their ears so they wouldn't be lured by the Sirens' song into crashing on the rocks. Odysseus, however, wanted to hear their song, so he left his own ears unblocked and had his crew tie him to the mast, giving them strict orders not to untie him or obey any orders he gave until they were a safe distance away from the island.
 
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
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*{{ep|Tales from the Public Domain|(D'oh Brother Where Art Thou?)}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
{{Tales from the Public Domain}}
 
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
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[[Category:Adults]]
 
[[Category:Adults]]
[[Category:Fictional characters]]
 
 
[[Category:Character groups]]
 
[[Category:Character groups]]
[[Category:Non-canon characters]]
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Sally Stevens]]
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[[Category:One-time characters]]

Latest revision as of 19:40, December 12, 2021

"Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure ... Wow!"
Odysseus hearing the Sirens[src]
Sirens
Sirens.png
Selma and Patty (L-R) as the Sirens.
Character Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Status:
Fictional
Hair: Gray
First appearance: "Tales from the Public Domain"
Voiced by: Sally Stevens[1]


The Sirens live on an island that Odysseus and his crew passed by while trying to return to Ithaca. They appeared in a story from the book Classics for Children.

History[edit]

After Poseidon blew their ship off course, Odysseus and his crew ended up in the Crazy Islands. They heard music which Lenny thought was "kinda catchy". Carl pointed out the island where the music was coming from and suggested steering heedlessly towards it. Lenny concurred: "Heedlessly it is!"

As the crew sailed toward the island, they failed to notice the jagged rock formations and shipwrecks encircling the island. Instead, they were totally engrossed in listening to the Sirens' song, which prompted Odysseus to remark, "Boy, if they kiss as good as they lure ... Wow!" Odysseus quickly changed his tune, however, when the ship got close enough for the crew to see the Sirens: "Oh, God! They're hideous!" After similar cries of disgust from the other crewmen (including Professor Frink, who said, "Someone save me from the ladies!" as his glasses broke), they hastily turned the ship around and went full speed back the way they came, leaving the island behind.

Professor Frink wasn't seen after that point in the voyage, so it's possible that the sight of the Sirens killed him, drove him insane, and/or prompted him to commit suicide.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]