Mermaids: Lusts and Legends of a Rebel Sisterhood

by Sophia Kingshill

Book Overview

Mermaids are blessed with one tail or two, are as happy in freshwater as salt, and boast an ancestry that stretches from the classical world to the present, pre-dating Homer's sirens and which will outlive the blood-thirsty nymphs of Pirates of the Caribbean. The mermaid expresses our reliance on the sea for food and trade and draws on our fear and fascination of the unknown depths. From her roots in Assyrian reliefs and her casting in Medieval bestiaries,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915068029
• ISBN13: 9781915068026
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Little Toller Books
• Length: 152 Pages