Sirens as cross-cultural archetypes and as a resource for literary education

Based on a comparative analysis and mythographic, we examine the different representations of sirens as cross-cultural archetypes and mechanisms that have marked the evolution of its prosopography, underlining the importation of dialogism. From these iconologies, some criteria and possible itineraries are set to put together proposals for educational intervention, with emphasis on feminist criticism. The conclusion is that multiple representations of mermaids are an example of "mobile narratives", while fruits have been subjected to cultural influences, loans and transculturations of various kinds. Therefore, tradition siren is configured as a palimpsest of identities that can be exploited for literary education.