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In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk ...
Ikatere, a fish god, the father of all the sea creatures including mermaids. Kiwa, a guardian of the sea. Rongomai, a whale god. Ruahine, an eel god. Taniwha, deities or monsters (often take forms resembling dragons). Tangaroa, god of the sea. Tawhirimātea, god of the weather, rain, storms and wind; Tinirau, a guardian of the sea.
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“People have a strong desire to believe in the unbelievable,” says Dr. Compora, adding that creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and mermaids are people’s way of reconciling the unknown with ...
Keresh (Jewish) – giant deer of the forest of Bei Ilai; Peryton (Argentina) – Stag with bird parts; Qilin – East Asian chimerical good luck symbol; Tarand (European) also Parandrus. Antelope or deer like creature said to be found in Ethiopia who can change the color of their fur at will to camouflage.
The Gill-men from City Under the Sea (1965) [12] The titular creatures from Humanoids from the Deep (1980) The mutant from Leviathan (1989) The aquatic aliens from The Abyss (1989) Cecaelia – Half-human, half-octopus, the term was coined by fans in the late 2000s to describe characters such as Ursula from The Little Mermaid (1989). [2]: 37
This mythical southern mermaid or merman is recorded in Ren Fang 's Shuyi ji "Records of Strange Things" (early 6th century CE). [44] [45] In the midst of the South Sea are the houses of the kău (Chinese: 鮫; pinyin: jiao; Wade–Giles: chiao [46]) people who dwell in the water like fish, but have not given up weaving at the loom. Their eyes ...
This ningyo was a creature with head of a long-haired young woman's, a pair of golden horns, a red belly, three eyes on each side of its torso, and a carp-like tail end, according to the text of the flier. [10] [150] This mermaid purportedly measured 3 jō 5 shaku or 10.6 metres (35 ft). [150] [151] [153]