ALKONOST & SIRIN
The traditional Slavic symbols of joy and sorrow were two birds of paradise: Sirin and Alkonost. In the Orthodox besties about the “sirines” it is said that these semi-people are half-birds, bisexual, singing so sweet songs that those who hear them lose their minds, go to the voice, not noticing the way, falls into the water and dies. According to another version: he forgets his life, goes into the desert and, lost, dies.
