There are two main conspiracy theories about sirens that can make a person wonder. The first conspiracy states that the sirens could have had a wicked and evil reason behind taking sailors' lives. The second and more intriguing theory suggests that sirens were not the true reasons behind these shipwrecks, but an illusion to distract the people with questions, by giving them a quick answer. 

       The first conspiracy states that the sirens could have had a wicked and evil reason behind taking sailors' lives. According to Ammie J. Gibson, "Ships attempting passage through these regions without proper religious observances triggered aggressive responses from territorial sirens" (Gibson 1). The conspiracy theory that the sirens had a wicked reason behind taking sailors' lives suggests that the sirens could potentially be very territorial, to the point where they are willing to take any life that comes onto their waters. 

       The second conspiracy theory claims that sirens weren't the actual reason behind the shipwrecks. In the words of Wabond, author of The Mermaid Mystery, "Typically, these sailors would blame the women divers, and not their own foolishness, for their misfortune. It seems that some went as far as claiming that the mermaids deliberately lured them to come close inshore through their singing and open nudity" (Wabond 1). The conspiracy that the sirens weren't the reasons behind the shipwrecks was not entirely the sirens fault.  

       People would suggest that their haunting songs were all part of their twisted plans rather than their protective instincts. In this conspiracy, the sirens would use their voices to lure the sailors to their deaths to maintain power and have the routes of the sea under their control and ensure that the humans stayed afraid of the unknown. Often, these stories reflect much deeper fears of the ocean, which turns the thought of sirens into hidden danger and intentional cruelty rather than natural unfortunate occurrences (Thompson). The sirens stay aware of their surroundings and are willing to take any man's life no matter who or what it will affect. This is all just a matter of keeping their foothold and total control over the sea. 

People wanted to find comfort in the conspiracy that the sirens would take sailors' lives, rather than finding a different solution for these shipwrecks just to settle with an easy answer to this mystery. Instead of blaming human errors, storms, or wrongdoing that were covered up, storytellers used sirens as a quick excuse for the curious people (Homer 12.39-54). Some researchers suggest the legend of the sirens could have possibly been a distraction to prevent revealing the truth behind those responsible for the life-risking voyages. These people just want to give the public a story that they can accept without many questions (Thompson 87).  This conspiracy felt safer and easier to believe than what had actually happened. After giving it some time, this myth had become so common that people stopped questioning the reasonings for these accidents. 

       These two conspiracy theories blend together two key ideas: that the sirens may have had a wicked, intentional purpose behind taking the lives of these sailors’, and that this conspiracy was used as an illusion to distract people form knowing the truth about the shipwrecks. Combined, these conspiracies show that the sirens are territorial predators who use their voices to lead the sailors into mayhem. This is all according to their plan to keep the seas under their reign of terror. Homer writes, the sirens promise, “no sailor ever passes our shores in his black ship until he has heard our honeyed voices” (Homer 184-186). Thompson notes that these types of myths are often used as “protective coverings” to keep people from discovering the truth. Sirens to this stay are feared as evil creatures with dark intentions while also being used to distract the people from who or what were the true causes of these events.