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Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order

Though they are pivotal to Homer's epic, luring Odysseus with the promise of eternal wisdom, the Greek poet barely described the mysterious Sirens. What might a better understanding of these formless, disembodied feminine creatures contribute to this timeless teaching myth?

Reframing Homer's Sirens through gender, nature and social order

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