Sirenes/Seirenoussai (islands)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell
Creators: N. Purcell
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Perry Scalfano, Greta Hawes
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History
Sirenes/Seirenoussai Inss. (modern Le Sirenuse or Li Galli) is an archipelago off the Amalfi Coast of Italy. In Greek mythology, the islands were home to the Sirens who tempted sailors, including Odysseus.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/433124
40.5812208253, 14.4318144965
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of La Castelluccia (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of La Rotonda (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Less than certain: Imagery Location: centerpoint location of Le Sirenuse (750 BC - 550 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of Il Gallo Lungo (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Le Sirenuse (Italian, modern)
- Li Galli (Italian, modern)
- Σειρηνοῦσσαι (Seirenoussai: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
- Sirenes (330 BC - AD 300)
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archipelago, island group, island
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F4 Sirenes/Seirenoussai Inss.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: island-group
N. Purcell, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Arthur De Graauw, Tom Elliott, R. Talbert, R. Scott Smith, Perry Scalfano, and Greta Hawes, 'Sirenes/Seirenoussai (islands): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/433124> [accessed: 10 October 2026]
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