Sirin >SEE-rin< 15 22
  - prognostic spirit - infer
  - female 15
  - appears as a half-woman, half-bird 15
  - bird of joy, success 15
  - the bird of joy *
  - entrances people with its singing 15
  - sister to Alkonost / Alconest *
  aka Syrena [Pol] 23
    - draconian snake spirit 23
    - half woman  half fish / mermaid 23
    see Siriny - infer
  aka Gamaiun 15
    - its cries are a prophecy of happiness 15
  * http://www.sirin.com/docs/etymolog.htm