Calliope

**Calliope** was a Siren of the Thessaloni Family that was responsible for the death of Graham Laurens.

## Biography

### Early Life

Calliope was originally from the Aegean Sea where her family, the Thessaloni Family, originated. At some point, for unknown reasons, she would leave her home and end up in the waters outside of Yorkshire, England by 2020. She would sing the Song of Eirene to lure victims to the water and kill them.

### Encounter with Merlyn Murphy

On July 5, 2020, Calliope killed Graham Laurens. Merlyn Murphy was the first to realize that a Siren was responsible for the murder, and sought her out to protect her. When Murphy and her friend Jack Sherwood took a boat out to the water, Calliope sang the Song of Eirene which had no effect on Murphy or Jack. Murphy sang the second verse back to the Siren. Confused, Calliope attacked Jack and capsized the boat. Murphy sang the second verse once more and the Siren ceased her attack.

Murphy claimed that she learned the song from another Siren she saved a long time ago, and that she could protect Calliope. She was skeptical of Murphy, but before she could decide whether or not to trust her, Samuel Taylor arrived on the scene. He brandished a fishing spear and planned on killing the Siren and bringing her body back with him for fame and fortune and to make people believe him to be a hero. Murphy warned Sam not to provoke the Siren, but he did not listen. Calliope attacked Sam and was impaled by the spear in the process.

### Death

While Murphy held the dying Siren in her arms, Jack spoke Murphy's name. Calliope recognized the name and warned Murphy that she was in danger and that the Judges were coming for her. Before she could say anything more, she died. Murphy gave her a proper water burial by brushing her hair and arranging sea shells on her body before wrapping her in a tarp and gently pushing Calliope's body into the bay.

### Legacy

Around two weeks after Calliope's death, Jack Sherwood heard her singing the Song of Eirene in a dream he had about falling in a pond in his parents' backyard.

## Personality and Traits

> "Why would a human want to help me? The last time I trusted a human, I was almost skinned and scaled."
>
> -**Calliope**

Calliope was extremely distrustful of outsiders, especially of humans. Even though Merlyn Murphy could recite the lyrics to and sing the melody of her family's identifying song, the Song of Eirene, Calliope still would not trust her. It was only after she was mortally wounded that she gave a bit of trust to Murphy, realizing that while she was dying, Murphy was still treating her with kindness and respect.

## Skills and Abilities

Being a Siren, Calliope had the ability to lure vulnerable humans to the water with her voice, then kill them effortlessly with her sharp needle-like teeth. She was an extremely powerful being, and was able to tackle Jack Sherwood off his boat into the water easily.

## Behind the Scenes

Calliope's voice was portrayed by Olivia Grady.

The Siren Calliope was created by Alexandra Munroe for the episode "Pilot". During and after the release of the episode, she was known only as "The Siren". She remained unnamed until her case file was released on December 30, 2022, revealing her name to be "Calliope" and also revealing her family name to be "Thessaloni".

## Appearances

* *Pilot* (First appearance)
* *Ground Coffee* (Indirect mention only)
* *There Existed An Addiction To Blood* (Jack's dream)