Mermaids, Sirens and Selkies: Myths and Legends Space showing us how public perceptions

showing us how public perceptions of this popular mythical hybrid - at once a human and a fish - illuminate issues of gender

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From exploring the South Seas with Cook to establishing the East India Company as a global corporation

Mermaids, Sirens and Selkies: Myths and Legends Space showing us how public perceptionsLegends about sea people part human, part fish have been told across the world since ancient times. Now the best of these stories are brought together in one entrancing volume. Early maps carried illustrations of mermaids alongside monsters, signalling both the allure and the danger of uncharted seas. The far reaching historical and cultural significance of mermaids and their kin is reflected in the myriad stories about them. Odysseus at sea must