23 Facts About Mermaids

Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings.

Mermaids have been a popular subject of art and literature in recent centuries, such as in Hans Christian Andersen's literary fairy tale "The Little Mermaid".

Mermaids noted the contrast with the grand statue located at her Holy City, which appeared entirely human.

Mermaids thought that humans, who begin life with prolonged infancy, could not have survived otherwise.

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Mermaids appear in British folklore as unlucky omens, both foretelling disaster and provoking it.

Mermaids can be a sign of approaching rough weather, and some have been described as monstrous in size, up to 2, 000 feet.

Mermaids have been described as able to swim up rivers to freshwater lakes.

Mermaids's caused a storm that nearly drowned the wicked sailor.

Mermaids's has shoulders like a horse and hands in front; but behind she resembles a serpent".

Mermaids's is a mermaid princess who tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to Lanka, but falls in love with him instead.

Mermaids's is a mermaid princess who tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to Lanka but falls in love with him instead.

Mermaids's has many forms; in her mermaid form, she is called Nyai Blorong.

Mermaids's looks human in every respect except that her body is covered with fine hair of many colors.

Mermaids's is carried to the water, and expresses her gratitude toward the sailors before swimming away.

The state park calls itself "The Only City of Live Mermaids" and was extremely popular in the 1960s, drawing almost one million tourists per year.

Mermaids were discussed tongue-in-cheek in a scientific article by University of Washington emeritus oceanographer Karl Banse.

Mermaids's article was written as a parody, but mistaken as a true scientific expose by believers as it was published in a scientific journal.

Mermaids's refuses to harm him and dies the mermaid way, dissolving into foam.

Mermaids were a favorite subject of John Reinhard Weguelin, a contemporary of Waterhouse.

Mermaids painted an image of the mermaid of Zennor as well as several other depictions of mermaids in watercolour.

Mermaids appeared in the popular supernatural drama television series Charmed, and were the basis of its spin-off series Mermaid.

Mermaids appear with greater frequency as heraldic devices than mermen do.