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Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird. 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.

Сирин, в славянской мифологии одна из райских птиц, даже самое ее название созвучно с названием рая: Ирий. Однако это мифическое создание отнюдь не светлые Алконост и Гамаюн.

Сирин - темная птица, темная сила, посланница властелина подземного мира. От головы до пояса Сирин - женщина несравненной красоты, от пояса же - птица.

Кто послушает ее голос, забывает обо всем на свете, но скоро обрекается на беды и несчастья, а то и умирает, причем нет сил, чтобы заставить его не слушать голос Сирин. А голос этот - истинное блаженство!

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Comments: 574

N1NJAKEES [2016-01-09 10:21:12 +0000 UTC]

Super Cool!

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DanPoch [2016-01-08 19:10:22 +0000 UTC]

Lovely. Love all the rich colors in her plumage.

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TanuSim [2016-01-07 21:08:40 +0000 UTC]

You created a masterpiece!!! It's soooo beautiful

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yayaartpop [2016-01-03 15:37:54 +0000 UTC]

beautiful !

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IlluminatingDreamz [2015-12-11 20:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Great job! Blending is lovely, I really liked that you blurred the images further away to add depth.        5 Stars!

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xotz [2015-11-11 16:23:38 +0000 UTC]

Excellent !

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Pappadam [2015-10-29 04:02:57 +0000 UTC]

Kinnara

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LlmtbLover [2015-10-10 22:40:48 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! And interesting story..

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Pyrare [2015-10-10 19:58:55 +0000 UTC]

WOW...This is awesome!  

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Vongel In reply to ??? [2015-10-09 18:08:08 +0000 UTC]

Nice work

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Miko2660 In reply to ??? [2015-10-09 04:24:34 +0000 UTC]

You worked so hard on this!  A true masterpiece.  I've turned on watch and favorited.  Thank you!

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Ghost825 [2015-10-08 20:44:19 +0000 UTC]

This an amazing piece and from stock manipulation no less. I thought it was made from scratch before I looked at the media. Well done!

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thiagoflavra [2015-10-08 17:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!! Nice colors and light effect <33

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StarWritter [2015-10-08 13:53:53 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful and cool ^^

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Glitterwater [2015-10-08 08:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!!

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saikoxix [2015-10-08 05:08:38 +0000 UTC]

потрясающе! 

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Neo128 [2015-10-07 23:22:49 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely spectacular! Similar (I'm guessing) to the harpies of Greek mythology.

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Astridyl [2015-10-07 22:50:32 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! 

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mobowling918 [2015-10-07 14:03:50 +0000 UTC]

do you take requests?

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Appetitive-Soul [2015-10-07 13:47:28 +0000 UTC]

I still prefer the original:

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DJMadameNoir [2015-10-07 13:21:29 +0000 UTC]

wow!

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RiskyRed [2015-10-07 12:19:06 +0000 UTC]

Sirens are from Greek mythology buddy, not sure if you have done your research  but you can look it up at omirou odyssey

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ZeGoldenRabbit In reply to RiskyRed [2015-10-07 20:42:36 +0000 UTC]

Sirens, yes they are from Greek mythology.
But this is a Sirin.
 They are mostly the same. Just one half woman half fish, the other half woman and half bird.
From Wikipedia:
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.[1] [2]

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makehowarmbgody In reply to ??? [2015-10-07 10:25:47 +0000 UTC]

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LeDarkness1 In reply to ??? [2015-10-07 07:05:14 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!!!

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MistTea [2015-10-07 06:30:56 +0000 UTC]

i thought that Sirens were sort of like mermaids and sang to the sailers, and if they followed their voice they would be taken to feed the sirens young. 

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ZeGoldenRabbit In reply to MistTea [2015-10-07 20:41:20 +0000 UTC]

Sirens, yes they are mermaid like.
But this is a Sirin.
 They are mostly the same. Just one half woman half fish, the other half woman and half bird.
From Wikipedia:
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.[1] [2]

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MistTea In reply to ZeGoldenRabbit [2015-10-07 22:53:51 +0000 UTC]

Ahh same thing XD okay!

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Runstain [2015-10-07 05:05:44 +0000 UTC]

Офигенная работа

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Dragonsyear12 [2015-10-07 04:05:31 +0000 UTC]

Mind. Blown.

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RuVIKKKKK15 [2015-10-07 03:08:49 +0000 UTC]

YASSS! I've been writing a book about these harpies. I got the idea from God of War and this drawing of yours inspired me to continue to finish it!

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xxStina [2015-10-07 01:22:20 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing great imagination

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Virus-Tormentor [2015-10-06 23:59:10 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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al-qas [2015-10-06 21:13:52 +0000 UTC]

Very cool! So much fun to see different kinds of mythology brought to life.

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GameMatz [2015-10-06 20:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Hi, I love your work! I am looking for artists that would like to feature their work on our gaming play mats and set their own commission rates. If you are interested send me a message.

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Antimatter-Radius [2015-10-06 18:02:55 +0000 UTC]

Enticing and disturbing. I've never heard of this creature before, but it's fascinating to know about it now.

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Dianote In reply to ??? [2015-10-06 14:57:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow, what a superb sirin!! (This is the image I've always identified as a harpy.)

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DustFeather-GravityP In reply to ??? [2015-10-06 11:58:19 +0000 UTC]

Fabulous!!! It's super♥♥

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Kirbshy [2015-10-06 11:27:52 +0000 UTC]

Not gonna lie I would want to encounter one of these~

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ramuj [2015-10-06 05:48:50 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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Mikr2006 [2015-10-05 17:59:24 +0000 UTC]

I love this rendition of the mythical Harpy. I grew up playing a lot of video games that had these creatures. They always had a nostalgic feel for me. Your style is beautiful and seems like it was created in the Witch and the Wardrobe type of style.

A game that had harpies was Heroes of Might and Magic 3. Check it out when you get a chance to see the rendition of the harpies there.

Love your artwork btw

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ChaosInStillness In reply to Mikr2006 [2015-10-07 02:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Not quite the harpy of legend. Those were birds with just the face of a person.

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Mikr2006 In reply to ChaosInStillness [2015-10-07 18:52:13 +0000 UTC]

Ahh I see. Either way Good work!

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Saddust [2015-09-24 07:21:41 +0000 UTC]

Incredible !

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RockVST [2015-09-23 11:03:06 +0000 UTC]

крутота!

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Itscary In reply to ??? [2015-09-21 21:18:35 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely impressive! Good done!

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GameMatz In reply to ??? [2015-09-12 03:52:21 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work! Would love to work with you

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bloodyash24 [2015-08-23 21:30:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!!!!!

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Can-Cat [2015-08-23 16:59:49 +0000 UTC]

wow, wonderful composition.

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tinca2 [2015-08-22 20:22:52 +0000 UTC]

Its soo wonderful Great work

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