[4][2][7][8] According to Greek legend, Parthenope cast herself into the sea and drowned when her songs failed to entice Odysseus.

[9]: 293  Her body washed ashore at Naples, on the island of Megaride, where the Castel dell'Ovo is now located.

[12] A Roman myth tells a different version of the tale, in which a centaur named Vesuvius was enamored with Parthenope.

Thwarted in his desire, Vesuvius' rage is manifested in the volcano's frequent violent eruptions.

[15] Also, several operas based on the myth of Parthenope were composed on the 18th century by Sarro (1722), Vinci (1725), Handel (1730), Vivaldi (1738) and Hasse (1767).