Temptress, Shapeshifter, Bird, Fish: Seven Books That Explore the Myths of Sirens

The myth of the siren has captivated storytellers for millennia. They’re mentioned first in the Odyssey and Argonautica as bird-like women with alluring voices, waiting upon jagged rocks to draw unsuspecting sailors to a dismal, watery end with their song. They are shapeshifters, too. Medieval iconography denoted their metamorphosis from winged and taloned, to scaled Literary HubRead More

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