The Pearl Teeth of Atlantis: Ariel’s Real Curse

In 1860, an English diver exploring ruins off the Greek coast discovered a sculpture of a woman fused into coral — mouth open, teeth made of mother-of-pearl. Inside her jaw was a second, smaller mouth.

Legends among Aegean sailors spoke of Sirens of the Depth, who lured ships by mimicking the voices of those who drowned before. They collected these voices like shells — storing them in their throats.

The diver’s assistant took one of the teeth as a souvenir. He died that night, choking on seawater though he hadn’t gone near the ocean. His last words were: “She’s still singing.”

Modern analysis confirmed the “tooth” wasn’t pearl but enamel — human. Dozens of them, sculpted together.

The statue was moved to a maritime museum in Copenhagen, but visitors complain of hearing whispers near the display. Some say the glass fogs from the inside.

And beneath the nameplate, someone carved words not on record:

“Voices don’t drown. They wait.”