While the #Harpies and their sister Iris were daughters of Titans although serving Zeus the Sirens were probably death spirits or fever demons since their use and appearance on funerary objects suggest they had other functions apart from beguiling sailors.
Regardless of who their parents are (the stories vary) they are always described as living on islands near Sicily or in the Adriatic.
Another possibility is a distorted memory of sacred islands guarded by priestesses in bird costumes?
The Sirens are never mentioned as preying on women only men?
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