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A merman (pl.: mermen; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female mermaid, is a legendary creature which is human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes mermen are described as hideous and other times as handsome.
The jiaoren (蛟 人 "flood dragon people" or 鮫 人 "shark people") [39] [e] that appear in medieval writings are considered to be references to merfolk. [3] [41] [42] This mythical southern mermaid or merman is recorded in Ren Fang 's Shuyi ji "Records of Strange Things" (early 6th century CE). [44] [45]
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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 ...
Bucca (Cornish, SWF: bocka, pl. bockas, bockyas [1] [2]) is a male sea-spirit in Cornish folklore, a merman, that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms. The mythological creature is a type of water spirit likely related to the Púca from Irish , the Pwca from Welsh folklore , and the female mari-morgans , a type ...
Ice Spice and Snoop Dogg gave a surprise performance in Times Square on Friday that was also live streamed to Epic Games’ massive multiplayer online game “Fortnite.” The event was revealed ...
The Fish People from the radio broadcast Alexei Sayle and the Fish People; The Fishmen are a race of fish-like humans from the anime One Piece. They are modeled after different aquatic lifeforms. The Fishmen can breed with Giants to create Wotans. Gill (aka Gil Moss) from "Kim Possible" [39] Goo, a mermaid character from Gumby [40]
Triton is usually represented as a merman, with the upper body of a human and the tailed lower body of a fish. At some time during the Greek and Roman era, Triton(s) became a generic term for a merman (mermen) in art and literature. In English literature, Triton is portrayed as the messenger or herald for the god Poseidon.