Sirin is a mythological creature of Russian legends, with the head of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl), borrowed from the siren of the Greek mythology. According to myth, the Sirin lived in Iriy or around the Euphrates River.[1][2]
- ^ Сирин. Bestiary (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Священные птицы. New Acropol (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-04-16.