Parthenope

British  

/ pɑːˈθɛnəpɪ /

noun

1. Greek myth a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples

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Example Sentences

But Parthenope also knows how to gently, and with a teasing smile, push back at anyone’s preconceived notions about who she is, and what she is or isn’t thinking.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

After Cuma, the Greeks moved down the shore to Naples and called this settlement Parthenope, after the siren who tried to lure Odysseus to the rocks.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2013

Be true Ye winds of ocean and the midland sea, Wafting your charge to soft Parthenope!

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 582, December 22, 1832 by Various

They were printed upon excellent paper, with ornamental margins, under the title of "Onward, Parthenope!"

From Don Orsino by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

Be true, Ye winds of ocean, and the midland sea, Wafting your Charge to soft Parthenope!

From Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 by Shairp, John Campbell