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ID: 300379597
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300379597

 

Record Type: concept
sirens (imaginary beings) (legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Imaginary species of sea serpent, derived from the Latin vulgate of a passage in Isaiah. Also generic, imaginary sea creatures who are part woman, including the Sirens of Classical mythology.
 
Terms:
sirens (imaginary beings) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
siren (imaginary being) (C,U,English,UF,U,SN)
sirenen (denkbeeldige wezens) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,PN)
sirene (denkbeeldig wezen) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  H.HL

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of living organisms (entities)
........ living organisms (entities) (G)
Hierarchy of Eukaryota (domain)
............ Eukaryota (domain) (G)
Hierarchy of Animalia (kingdom)
................ Animalia (kingdom) (G)
Hierarchy of legendary beings
.................... legendary beings (G)
Hierarchy of sirens (imaginary beings)
........................ sirens (imaginary beings) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Een fictieve soort zeeslang, afgeleid uit een passage uit Jesaja in de Latijnse Vulgaat. Daarnaast verwijst deze generieke term ook naar fictieve zeewezens die voor de helft vrouw zijn, waaronder de sirenen uit de klassieke mythologie. 

Related concepts:
meaning/usage overlaps with ....  mermaids
..................................................  (legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300379596]

Sources and Contributors:
siren (imaginary being)............  [VP]
.........................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
sirene (denkbeeldig wezen)............  [ANET, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
...............................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
...............................................  Anet, working group AAT
...............................................  UvA Talen
...............................................  Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)
sirenen (denkbeeldige wezens)............  [ANET Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP]
..................................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
..................................................  Anet, working group AAT
..................................................  UvA Talen
..................................................  Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)
sirens (imaginary beings)............  [VP Preferred]
............................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
............................................  Grove Art Online (2008-)
............................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
 
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... UvA Talen
.......... Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)

 

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