Siren Song by polutropos

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Fanwork Notes

Inspired by The Odyssey, and nudged from concept to product by a Tumblr post by wilwarin-wilwa, for the Crossroads of the Fallen King challenge.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Maglor's westward odyssey nearly fails when he is led astray by an enthralling light and song in the depths of the sea.

Major Characters: Maglor

Major Relationships:

Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Crossover, Ficlet

Challenges: Crossroads of the Fallen King

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 363
Posted on 15 June 2024 Updated on 15 June 2024

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Siren Song

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Yesss this suits him so well! Lying Maglor with his lying tongue...And the siren taking the form of the Silmaril! Excellent emphasis on how sirens' temptations are not all beautiful women and sex appeal. (Also how even now, trying to return home, Maglor can STILL be tempted with the sight of a Silmaril!) I would definitely read more of this AU from you eue

A very clever take on Maglysseus's out-sirening a siren!

I love the language you used for it, a touch of the epic!

Maybe I should have a closer look, but after the first reading it seemed to me that you might have left it a bit ambiguous,  deliberately, whether this is actually the curse and the silmaril re-surfacing or whether there is an animate malicious being, like a mythological siren, trying to delude Maglor?

I felt in any case the outcome was a real victory.

Thank you! You need not take a closer look, you're quite right that it's ambiguous :). Perhaps it would be less so in a longer scene. Though I was surprised to find/be reminded that the Sirens episode in the actual Odyssey is about the same length as this ficlet. (Also that it's narrated by Odysseus in first person, hence the choice here). It's certainly made an imaginative impact for only a handful of lines of the poem.

It seems like little more than a diversion along the way for Odysseus; I think I made it more significant for Maglor and yes, a victory. I'm glad you enjoyed!