07/10/2022
νησίδια τρία προκείμενα ἔρημα πετρώδη, ἃ καλοῦσι Σειρῆνας
Three rocky, uninhabited islets that they call Seirenes
Strabo, Geogr., 1,2,12
''Seirenoussai, when the gulf was called Cumano, was the name of the promontory of Sorrento, also known as Athenaion and corresponding to today’s Punta della Campanella; Seirenes were called the three nearby islets, deserted and stony, known today as Li Galli. […] The current Li Galli, recalling directly the image of the siren hybrid-winged, would be the modern reflection of the ancient Seirenes. […] So Seirenoussai, the promontory, recalls the life of the sirens, Seirenes, the islets, their destiny of stone''.
Federico E., Seirenoussai o Seirenes. Una semplice nuance? Strabone, le Sirene, Li Galli