Greek · No. 023

Siren of Anthemoessa

Real myth

Siren of Anthemoessa
She sings exactly what you most wanted to hear.
Rarity
Common
Category
Monster
ATK
1500
DEF
1500
Level
4
Type
Bird
Element
Water
Constellations
Moon · Crown

The myth

The Greek Sirens were bird-women with an irresistible song. In the Odyssey they sing in a meadow heaped with sailors' bones and promise knowledge to anyone who stops to listen; Odysseus stops his companions' ears with wax and has himself tied to the mast to hear them safely. In the Argonautica, Apollonius places the Sirens, daughters of the river Achelous, on the fair island of Anthemoessa; Orpheus plays his lyre to drown out their song, and only the Argonaut Butes leaps into the sea, saved by Aphrodite. Greek art shows them with a bird's body and a woman's head.

Why it has this power

A Common level-4 card with 1500 ATK and 1500 DEF: equal strength on both sides, because the Siren need not attack, only wait for you to draw near. A Water Bird, half bird and half sea, she bears the Moon and Crown constellations, night on the ocean and the promise of glory she sings.

Did you know

The name Anthemoessa comes from the Greek word for flower: the flowery island was the most dangerous place at sea.

Connections

  • In Damon, Trireme Captain's deck

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Elena, Huntress of Artemis (Aegean of Heroes) — grade D: 13%
  • Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
  • Craft with card dust: 40 dust
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. SIRENS (Seirenes) - Half-Bird Women of Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. Odyssey, Book 12 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library
  3. Argonautica, Book 4 — Apollonius Rhodius (trans. R. C. Seaton), Theoi Classical Texts Library