Sirens

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My house is a place where mermaids are constantly on display. We have mermaid prints, statues, T-shirts, you name it. My wife’s favorite fairytale is The Little Mermaid, and you can tell she means it because there’s a 20-minute rant about how Ariel sucks that goes with it (she, like...

There is something so mystical and dreamy about mermaids. My love for Greek Mythology has reignited lately and today I stumbled on this image on Pinterest. The mermaid goddess Atargatis was known to the Greeks, who called her Derketo. Her transformation and story may have influenced later Greek depictions of the Sirens as fish-tailed When I was at uni I was a mermaid for Halloween, made my own sparkly tail and everything. Wish I took a photo of it with my disposable camera. Didn’t do that…

Siren vs. Mermaid: siren and mermaid differences can be seen in their personality. A siren is a Greek mythology creature infamous for singing beautifully to allure the sailor and wreck their ships. At the same time, a mermaid is a being in Greek, European, and world history who is the epitome of beauty and benevolence.