In Greek mythology the Sirens were dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. 

Daughters of the river god Achelous and a Muse, they were fated to die if anyone should survive their singing.

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A search of the sea floor around their island would turn up entire ships, wrecked as they tried to get to the Sirens.

Yet, the Sirens may not have been evil by nature.

Few stories describe the temptresses physically attacking humans, which leaves the possibility that their songs weren’t designed to kill. 

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"When a sailor hears the siren's perfidious song, and bewitched by the melody, he is dragged to a self-chosen fate too soon [...] Falling into the net of melodious fate, he forgets to steer, quite happy."