The South Side neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, in April. The nationâs median householdâs income in 2015 was $56,500, up 5.2 percent from the previous year. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times.
The Short Story and Myth of Odysseus and the Sirens. The myth about Odysseus and the Sirens is featured in the book entitled The story of Odysseus and the Sirens is featured in the book entitled Old Greek Folk Stories by Josephine Preston Peabody, published in 1907 by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York.
Odysseus, wreathed and bearded, is fastened against the bottom of the mast, facing the stern, with his arms behind his back lashed to it. His head is thrown back, looking upwards towards the Sirens. On each side of the scene a rocky promontory projects over the sea, with a Siren standing on the top.