Crack!Art Attack

[anna_luna]

So, basically svmadelyn's The Thirteen Challenge is the best idea ever and my brain is currently fried...


Siren!John


Not being a native speaker of English (it is actually my third language after Spanish and German) I have no idea what the difference between a siren and a mermaid is... in Spanish it is the same word, "sirena".
Is it just that Sirens from the Greek myth are *evil*? Or are there differences in appearance?

EDIT: rokeon was kind enough to explain that Greek Sirens had the bodies of birds and the heads or faces of women. So this is more of Mermaid!John or Modern!Siren!John (I also have the suspicion that had I tried to make John into a traditional Greek siren, he would have looked something like a chicken or possibly a chocobo, with his hair)

Comments

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about physical differences, but mermaids are typically not ascribed any magical powers aside from being aquatic and really hot. (Lorelai don't count, they're their own thing.) Sirens, however, have the ability to sing the unprepared to their doom. So, basically, superpowers *and* evil.

[anna_luna]

Thanks a lot!

superpowers *and* evil

I think those two actually make them hotter.

[rokeon.livejournal.com]

The Greeks said they had the bodies of birds and the heads or faces of women. Other stories do depict them as mermaids, though, or just as beautiful women that look totally human.

...the little shell necklace is just perfect.

[anna_luna]

the bodies of birds and the heads or faces of women

... I just imagined John with feathers on his head...

But weren't the bird-like things harpies or banshees? (I'm *so* mixing my mythology here)

...the little shell necklace is just perfect.

They're his shell-tags.

[rokeon.livejournal.com]

John with feathers on his head

I wrote that, once. It just fits too well.

The myths got blended- harpies were originally women with wings, they didn't become bird-monsters until later. The sirens were bird-women (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ulysses_and_the_Sirens.jpg) first.

shell-tags

*ded*

[anna_luna]

Thank you very much! I now realize my ignorance (and want to see fanart of John as a *real* siren)

[everysecondtues.livejournal.com]

The harp is cute, but the shells make this perfect!

Sirens sing songs that are irresistible to the listener-- in various lore, they sing mariners to their deaths (weakness: earplugs).

[anna_luna]

:) Thank you very much!

Sirens sing songs that are irresistible to the listener

as if John needed any more help...

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

That is...oddly hot. Where can I seek professional help?

The shell dog tags win at EVERYTHING.

[anna_luna]

The weirdest thing is that I didn't think twice before I started drawing a *male* siren...

The shell dog tags win at EVERYTHING

:) Wouldn't be John without them.

Thanks a lot!

[milenaa.livejournal.com]

Fins and seashells should not be hot, but your John sure is :)

[anna_luna]

:) Thanks a lot! If anyone could look hot being half a fish, it would be John.

[lishel_fracrium.livejournal.com]

wow I love this! *bg*

[anna_luna]

:) Thank you very much!

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

I just want you to know that it's totally your fault that I signed up to do Splash for the reel_sga challenge last night. *glares*

*stares at pretty siren!John*

Oh, what the hell. It's worth it. :)