Another Siren Encounter has come! It's sweet and a little (creepy) sour, just like a sour patch kid!

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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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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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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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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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Our first Siren Encounter has arrived and your Siren's are... well, they're creeped out. Is it Duendes? Is it the Good People? Is it upset Thumbelina?! Listen in on the first of many 'Siren Encounters'!

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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We sort of have fallen into a whirlpool... perhaps Charybdis has us? We'll be back soon!