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Siren (Serpent)

The name siren has been used for a snake with wings; Isidore says that in Arabia there are winged snakes called sirens whose bite is followed by death before pain.

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Bodleian Digital Library (Digital Bodleian)

Manuscript

Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, folio 98v

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Bodleian Library, Oxford University (Digital Bodleian)

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