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Sirena

by Donna Jo Napoli · 1998

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When Sirena and her sisters sing their siren songs to the sailors on their way to the Trojan War, the men crash their ships upon the rocks. There is one survivor. Sirena defies the goddess Hera by tending his wounds and soon the two are deep in love. But does Philoctetes love Sirena's song, or her soul? And will the pull of honor prove stronger than the bond of love?

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Themes
mermaidsmermaidsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfaefaeMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient Greeceancient GreeceMore like thisLess of thisGreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle gradeadult
Length
medium · 210 pages

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