Parthenope. One of the Sirens, Parthenope leapt into the sea in despair after she and her sisters failed to lure Odysseus and his men to their death. She drowned, and her body was washed ashore in the Bay of Naples. A tomb and monument were dedicated to her there and her name was given to a Greek settlement on the site of the present-day city of Naples. A related myth says that Parthenope was originally a chaste Phrygian girl who infuriated Aphrodite and was turned by the vengeful goddess into a Siren.
    In the Postclassical era, the story of Parthenope has been a frequent subject for opera, but rarely treated in the other arts. [Indeed, of Reid's twenty-four usages s.v. "Parthenope", twenty-three are operas, operatic compositions, or at least lyric. Parthenope1.0024_Meynier is the sole graphic work listed there.]

See other entries in OGCMA: s.v. OdysseusSirens and Sirens