In Homer’s Odyssey the Sirens are one of the many perils the hero must overcome on his long journey home from the Trojan war. They live on a beautiful island, filled with meadows and flowers, a present from Zeus. They have the heads of women, with the bodies of birds. They aren’t physically seductive but their song is so potent that it erases all instincts for self preservation. The unwary sailor fails to see the blood stained bones which litter their shore. |
AuthorHazel Riley is an author, teacher and shamanic practitioner living in London. Archives
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