Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas is almost here! Join your Sirens deep diving into the newest big-bad Koschei, who's based on the one and only... KOSCHEI THE DEATHLESS - Slavic Folklore, here we come! 

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Music by Donald Guzzi

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BOOKS: Russian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev, translated by Norbert Guterman

ARTWORK: Koschei by Alexey Zaporozhets, Koschey revived by Ivan with water, in the tale Marya Morevna. Illustration from The Red Fairy Book (1890), Kashchey the Immortal by Viktor Vasnetsov

LINKS TO RESEARCH:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/slavic-legend-immortality-koschei-deathless-002717

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Afanasyev

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russian_Wonder_Tales/Tzarevich_Petr_and_the_Wizard

https://acourtofthornsandroses.fandom.com/wiki/Koschei

You might think having a little 'House Spirit Helper' would be a good idea, until they start being a menace! Time to deep dive with your Sirens on all things duendes, domovoys and brownies! 

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LINKS TO RESEARCH:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domovoy

https://www.reedquest.org/articles/2026/4/8/v5ftpdwiyqbpvv17wz82e29ifitpoq

https://compendiumiberica.wordpress.com/2020/09/05/duendes-part-1/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/domovoy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_(folklore)

https://scotlands-stories.com/scottish-brownie/

The Roanoke Colony has been lost for over 400 years... or has it? Join your Sirens and their special guest and soon-to-be Anthropologist guest, Mel, as they deep dive into the many theories of what happened to the settlers. 

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Music by Donald Guzzi

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LINKS TO RESEARCH:

https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/historyculture/the-lost-colony.htm

https://www.outerbanks.org/things-to-do/museums-and-historic-sites/the-lost-colony-outdoor-drama/

https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-White

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walter-Raleigh-English-explorer

https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/lost-colony-roanoke-island/

Ever wondered where chocolate came from and why? Join your Sirens on a most decadent deep dive into the bittersweet treat known around the world!

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Music by Donald Guzzi

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LINKS TO RESEARCH:

https://cocoarunners.com/chocopedia/gift-of-the-gods-chocolate-in-the-aztec-empire/?srsltid=AfmBOopaaLwYR3W3RMhRdXczzF_kRnW6H3xECulmx5Htw9RQWVCpvYDK&v=0b3b97fa6688

https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/maya/chocolate/blood-of-the-gods

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate

https://cluizel.us/blogs/michel-cluizel-chocolate-blog-spot/food-of-the-gods-theobroma-cacao?srsltid=AfmBOooN5B_zA5XiHN7unLw7db4J35j3Pljt8OeUmMhgSki8Dz6JiU4E

https://www.kew.org/plants/cacao-tree

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quetzalcoatl

Off to another country to visit grandma! What could possibly go wrong?! A lot, apparently. Thank you Israel for your submission!

Care to share your story? Send your mythological or paranormal encounter to storysirens@gmail.com and get the chance to have your story told! 

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Music by Donald Guzzi