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The [[Seventh Doctor]] compared the beauty of [[The Sentience (Nightshade)|the Sentience]] to the song of the siren. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'')
The [[Seventh Doctor]] compared the beauty of [[The Sentience (Nightshade)|the Sentience]] to the song of the siren. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'')
The [[Eighth Doctor]] likened [[Caleera|the red lady]] to a siren. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Red Lady (audio story)|The Red Lady]]'')


In [[1968]], [[Panda]] suggested to [[Iris Wildthyme]] that she tie him to a post, like [[Odysseus]] hearing the sirens call, when she needed him to guide her to the spirits which proved to have a strong effect on him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta (short story)|Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta]]'')
In [[1968]], [[Panda]] suggested to [[Iris Wildthyme]] that she tie him to a post, like [[Odysseus]] hearing the sirens call, when she needed him to guide her to the spirits which proved to have a strong effect on him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta (short story)|Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta]]'')

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Siren (mythology)
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Sirens were mythological creatures who lured sailors to their deaths with their songs.

Captain Henry Avery identified the creature hunting his crew as the siren of legend, saying that many ships carrying treasure had fallen to her. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)

On Crellium, Sarah Jane Smith recalled the sirens when she and the Fourth Doctor were following the sound of Marsalla sobbing. (PROSE: The Vampires of Crellium)

The Seventh Doctor compared the beauty of the Sentience to the song of the siren. (PROSE: Nightshade)

The Eighth Doctor likened the red lady to a siren. (AUDIO: The Red Lady)

In 1968, Panda suggested to Iris Wildthyme that she tie him to a post, like Odysseus hearing the sirens call, when she needed him to guide her to the spirits which proved to have a strong effect on him. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta)

When Gwen Cooper was infected with a virus that made her want to kill loved ones, Rhys Williams affirmed that he loved her, but said she was a "bloody siren" to him right then. (AUDIO: Outbreak)