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  2. Mami Wata - Wikipedia

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    Mami Wata, Mammy Water, or similar is a mermaid, water spirit, and/or goddess in the folklore of parts of Western Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. Historically, scholars trace her origins to early encounters between Europeans and West Africans in the 15th century, where Mami Wata developed from depictions of European mermaids.

  3. Mermaids in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The mermaids have a minor role in the film, as they live in the mermaid lagoon. The mischievous mermaids enjoy tormenting Wendy, but flee at the sight of Captain Hook. Mad About Men: 1954: Sequel to Miranda (1948). Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä (Pekka and Pätkä as Frogmen) 1954

  4. Mermaid - Wikipedia

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    A mermaid with two tails is referred to as a melusine. Melusines appear in German heraldry, and less frequently in the British version. [389] A shield and sword-wielding mermaid is on the official coat of arms of Warsaw. [392] Images of a mermaid have symbolized Warsaw on its arms since the middle of the fourteenth century. [393]

  5. Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and ...

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    Take, for example, Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the 2023 Netflix documentary “MerPeople” and Fairgrounds St. Pete, an immersive art and tech experience home to ...

  6. List of aquatic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Goo, a mermaid character from Gumby [40] Hippocampus from Krapopolis is a piscine humanoid. [41] The episode "Prince Hippo" revealed that he is part of a race of Atlantean fish-men with his mother being the unnamed Queen of Atlantis. The Kanassans are a race of fish-like humanoids from the planet Manassas.

  7. Fiji mermaid - Wikipedia

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    The Fiji mermaid (also Feejee mermaid) was an object composed of the torso and head of a juvenile monkey sewn to the back half of a fish. It was a common feature of sideshows where it was presented as the mummified body of a creature that was supposedly half mammal and half fish, a version of a mermaid. The original had fish scales with animal ...

  8. Merfolk - Wikipedia

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    Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc. In English, female merfolk are called mermaids, although in a strict sense, mermaids are confined to beings who are half-woman and half-fish in appearance; male merfolk are called mermen. Depending on the story, they can ...

  9. Yemọja - Wikipedia

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    Yemọja is often depicted as a mermaid by a number of devotees, and is associated with water, feminine mysteries, and the moon in some diaspora communities. She is the protector of women. She governs everything pertaining to women; parenting, child safety, love, and healing.