Mermaid folklore

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From the divine nāga to the trickster kappas to the deadly Scylla, these mermaids from around the world are as far from Disney as you can get.

Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore and mythology, a female spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river, usually depicted as a woman ...

The rich cultural history of mermaid lore built by generations of oral tradition has given rise to many literary mentions of mermaids. Among the most famous mermaids of literature are the sirens that tempt Odysseus and his crew in Homer’s Odyssey. These enchanting creatures sought to lure sailors to their deaths using their beautiful voices. The unsuspecting sailors, driven insane by the beauty of the unearthly music, were compelled to follow the sirens beneath the waves where they would…

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Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore and mythology, a female spirit of fresh water in a sacred spring or river. She is usually depicted as a woman who is a serpent, fish, goat or bird from the waist down (much like a mermaid, lamia, harpy or satyress). She is also sometimes illustrated with wings, horns, two tails, or both. In the time of the Crusades, Elynas, the King of Albany (an old name for Scotland or Alba), went hunting one day and came across a beautiful lady in the…

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