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<p>An exploration of humanityâs age-old fascination with Sirens</p><p>⢠Explains the Sirensâ half-human, half-animal bodies as a metaphor for the psychological challenge that their myth has always embodied</p><p>⢠Fully illustrated in color with works by Rubens, Bosch, Munch, Magritte, and others</p><p>Their celestial voices drove mast-lashed Ulysses nearly out of his mind with libidinous promises as they beckoned him ever-closer to paradise-or a rocky death. With womanly torsos and animal lower halves, usually birds or fish, Sirens have long been symbols of the lure of desire-the feminine, as seducer-beckoning men to mystery beyond their ken, or to disaster. This book is both a celebration of Sirens and an examination of the psychology of dichotomy-the diametrically opposed drives and inherent conflicts underlying this female archetype.</p><p>Since antiquity, Sirens and their mermaid sisters have maintained an ongoing affair of the heart with humanityâs greatest writers and artists. Sirens play important roles in the classical writings of Homer and Euripides, as well as in the modern works of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, and many others. Matching these writings

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Author

Meri Lao

Publisher

Inner Traditions/Bear & Company

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594772016

Category

art

Subjects

Folklore, Anthropology, Fiction

Rating

3.94 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14