Lysais, the Young Master of Tohmet, chooses a slave named Sirriamnis - a young girl with long black hair and eyes like flowers. All in the household think Sirriamnis is Egyptian, but only Tohmet guesses her true origin, and her true nature.
First published in Unsilent Night (The NESFA Press, 1981).
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| February 1981 |
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Unsilent Night | NESFA Press | Collection | 3 |
| February 1985 |
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The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales | DAW Books | Collection | 185 |
| February 1985 |
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The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 185 |
| May 1985 |
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The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales | DAW Books / SFBC | Collection | 185 |
| June 1986 |
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Dreams of Dark and Light: The Great Short Fiction of Tanith Lee | Arkham House | Collection | 376 |
| April 2013 |
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The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales | Fantastic Books | Collection | |
| November 2014 |
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The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |185 |
| April 2016 |
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Dreams of Dark and Light | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |376 |
| July 2022 |
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The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales | DAW Books | Collection | |185 |