Sirin

Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl). According to myth, the Sirins lived "in Indian lands" near Eden or around the Euphrates River.

These half-women half-birds are directly based on the Greek myths and later folklore about sirens. They were usually portrayed wearing a crown or with a nimbus. Sirins sang beautiful songs to the saints, foretelling future joys. For mortals, however, the birds were dangerous. Men who heard them would forget everything on earth, follow them, and ultimately die. People would attempt to save themselves from Sirins by shooting cannons, ringing bells and making other loud noises to scare the bird off. Later (17-18th century), the image of Sirins changed and they started to symbolize world harmony (as they live near paradise). People in those times believed only really happy people could hear a Sirin, while only very few could see one because she is as fast and difficult to catch as human happiness. She symbolizes eternal joy and heavenly happiness.

Sirin (Islamic history)

Sîrîn bint Sham'ûn was an Egyptian Coptic Christian . She and her sister Maria al-Qibtiyya were sent to prophet Muhammad as gifts from the Sassanid official Muqawqis in 628.Ibn Ishaq and Sirin was married with the poet Hassan ibn Thabit. Hassan and Sirin had a son, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hassan.

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Sirin (disambiguation)

Sirin is a Russian mythological bird.

Sirin can also refer to: