Sirens

The sirens possess an upper torso similar to a woman’s, and the lower body of a fish. They feed almost exclusively on meat, and have a preference for human flesh. They have been known to imitate drowning women near ships, in the hopes that a gallant sailor will attempt to rescue them. In other instances, they swim up next to ships anchored in shallow bays and motion for the sailors to join them for a swim. Should all these subterfuges fail, sirens will still follow a ship in hopes of a shipwreck. Once a sailor is in the water, the sirens quickly swim up to him, emitting a soothing warbling noise. They use their shark-like teeth and sharp nails to tear the sailor apart, gobbling down large chunks of meat, which their necks stretch to accommodate. The keening noise that they make while feeding seems to be a sound of satisfaction or happiness, and has come to be known as the “siren’s song.” There are few noises a sailor fears more.
More rarely found are a variant of the siren known as Harpies, with the head and partial torso of a woman, and the rest of their body like a bird.