(German) siren, especially of the Lorelei rock in the Rhine.A siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction.
> In Germanic folklore, a river nymph of the Rhine who lures sailors onto the rock where she sits combing her hair. She features in several poems, including ‘Die Lorelei’ by the German Romantic writer Heinrich Heine. The Lurlei rock S of Koblenz is 130 m/430 ft high.