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Name: The sirens
Author: Bernard Evslin

Describes the origins of the sirens, half-women, half-birds, who lured sailors to their deaths with their irresistible voices, and relates their encounter with Ulysses.

First publish date: 1988

Authors: Bernard Evslin

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