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WHAT IS A MERMAID?

*THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD.

Atargatis: Fertility goddess. 1000 BC in Assyria (Syria).

WHERE IT ALL STARTED?

A mermaid is an aquatic creature that has the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish.

Christopher Columbus in 1493:

Sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees 3 "mermaids"

*GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

Then greatly expands on this concept, including Nereids, the Tritons, the Sirens and Thessalonike (sister of Alexander the Great).

CAN A HUMAN MARRY A MERMAID?

In most, the man steals the mermaid’s cap, belt, comb or mirror. While the objects are hidden, she lives with him; if she finds them, she returns at once to the sea.

Do you believe in mermaids?

VIDEO

HOW DO MERMAIDS REPRODUCE?

REFERENCES

"MERMAIDS", Fact or Fiction?

1) The female will lay the eggs and they will be dispersed through the water, where the male will fertilize them.

https://aquamermaid.com/blogs/news/mermaid

https://mamateaches.com/fun-facts-about-mermaids/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/kobold

https://www.britannica.com/topic/mermaid

https://www.freaky-tiki.com/mermaids-an-in-depth-guide Mass, Alla M., and Alexander Ya. Supin. “Adaptive Features of Aquatic Mammals Eye.”

The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary

Biology.

2) Mermaids are mammals and reproduce like dolphins. They would keep the baby in their womb until it is ready to be born. For birth, the scales on the lower part of the abdomen stretch in a vertical line to allow the baby to pass outside.

MERMAIDS HAVE INCREDIBLE ABILITIES

SIRENS

Are there different types of mermaids?

MERMAIDS

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