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Mermaids

The half-woman half-fish figure has appeared in the legends and folklore of many traditions. They are mentioned in Assyrian and Greek myth, and are also featured in Scheherazade’s Arabian Nights. As such, there is much variation in how they are depicted but here is what you need to know.

A mermaid is often shown as a fair maiden with long flowing hair and a scaled tail where her legs would be. From a more charitable perspective they are sought out as sea-faring beauties, whose tears become priceless pearls, and whose melodious songs sing sailors to sleep.

The more cautious fear the capriciousness of mermaids, as they often forget humans can not breath underwater, and pull sailors to their doom while trying to share their home with the surface dwellers. Some cultures accuse mermaids of being inherently vicious, associating them more closely with Sirens that would entice sailors with their beautiful songs into treacherous waters where they would surely drown. 

So there you have it myth-fans. Are you willing to risk drowning to be “A Part of their world”? I don’t mean to sway you, but I hear they have whozits and whatzits galore…

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