Mermaids Fabulous Creatures Tales Literature
Mermaids Fabulous Creatures Tales Literature
Mermaids
A mermaid is a legendary creature that has the head and torso of a human being and tail of an aquatic creature, usually a fish or dolphin. Mermaids are not exclusively female rather the word is inclusive of mermen, who are less commonly sighted.
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- A draft paper on African water spirits.
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- Internet resources to the seal-folk of Scotland and Ireland, variously called selchies, selkies, silkies, or roanes.
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- Notes for a course called Narrative Identity on mermaid mythology and psychology, includes historical references, stories, and artwork.
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- A small collection of mermaid lore and some pictures.
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- A brief news article on mermaids.
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- Legends about mermaids, water sprites, and forest nymphs who marry mortal men.
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- Encyclopedia article on mermaids, including a section on mermaids in fiction.
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- Comprising mermaid myths, legends, fairy tales, sightings, art, and bibliography.
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- A mermaid appreciation site with a few tales about mermaids.
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- Brief accounts of water-beings in Chinese folklore, early Indian mythology, Greek mythology and African mythology.
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- Details the appearance, anatomy and living habits of a race of mermaids from the fantasy world The Santharian Dream.
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- Mermaids in history, first published in Llewellyn's 1998 Magical Almanac.
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- Description of a medieval stone fragment depicting a mermaid.
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- Mystical background of Merfolk in Scotland and the New World.
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