lorelei

• Weibliche Sagengestalt, die auf einem Felsen am Rhein sitzt und durch ihren Gesang Schiffer ins Verderben lockt; auch der Name dieses Felsens bei Sankt Goarshausen.

A proper noun referring to a legendary siren from German folklore who is said to have lured boatmen to their destruction on the Rhine River.

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1. Mythological sirenC1formal

   A legendary siren from German folklore who sits on a rock on the Rhine River, luring sailors and boatmen to their deaths with her enchanting song.

   Loreley

   • The legend of the Lorelei tells of a beautiful maiden whose song caused shipwrecks.
   • Many poems and songs have been written about the Lorelei of the Rhine.
   • Sailors believed that hearing the Lorelei's voice meant certain doom.

   Synonymeenchantressseductresssirentemptress