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| has gloss | eng: According to the Roman poets Virgil (Aeneid, book v.864) and Ovid, the Sirenum scopuli were three small rocky islands where the Sirens of Greek mythology lived and lured sailors to their deaths. "The Sirenum Scopuli are sharp rocks that stand about a stones throw from the south side of the island" of Capri, was Joseph Addisons confident identification. . |
| lexicalization | eng: Sirenum scopuli |
| instance of | (noun) a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song" Siren |
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| has gloss | lat: Sirenum scopuli, quos nonnulli non longe ab insula Capreis collocaverunt, fuerunt habitatio Sirenum secundum poëtas Romanos inter quos Vergilius et Ovidius. Hesiodus autem, in carmine hodie deperdito cuius titulus est Eoeae, Sirenes in insula Anthemoëssa posuit. |
| lexicalization | lat: Sirenum scopuli |
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| media:img | The Siren.jpg |
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