{"id":22930,"date":"2023-03-13T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=225903"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:35:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T12:35:08","slug":"sirens-succubi-sex-symbols-a-history-of-female-monsters","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/sirens-succubi-sex-symbols-a-history-of-female-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirens, succubi & sex symbols: a history of female monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah Clegg explores how and why historical myths have portrayed women as monstrous beings \u2013 from seductive, child-killing monsters to mermaids, sirens and vampires <\/p>

By Rachel Dinning\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 13 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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From the dangers of childbirth to female sexuality, myths and legends about female monsters like mermaids and sirens can tell us a lot about different societies\u2019 attitudes towards women over time. Speaking with Rachel Dinning, Sarah Clegg, author of the new book Woman\u2019s Lore<\/em>, examines the portrayal of women as seductive, child-killing monsters through history \u2013 from Lamashtu and Gello, to Lamia and Lilith.<\/p>\n\n

Sarah Clegg is the author of Woman\u2019s Lore: 4,000 Years of Sirens, Serpents and Succubi<\/em> (Apollo, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n