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The Sirena is a mythological sea creature from Filipino culture. Popular in folklore in many regions of the Philippines. In Philippine mythology, the Sirena is a mythological aquatic creature with the head and torso of a human female from waist down and the tail of a fish. [1] The Sirena is an Engkanto –' the Filipino counterpart of English ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... "Sirena", by Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio from Mostros, 1998
Parthenope has been depicted in various forms of literature and art, from ancient coins that bore her semblance [6] to the Fountain of the Spinacorona, where she is depicted quenching the fires of Vesuvius with water from her breasts. [14]
Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. [5] Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [6] [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.
Sirena: sea creatures with a human upper body and a fish tail lower extremities [62] Siyokoy: Ancient bipedal sea creatures green-skinned humanoids with scales, webbed limbs, and fins. Often the associated as the male partner of mermaids called sirena. the name suggests a Chinese origin.
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The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
Old English męrewif is another related term, [2] and appears once in reference not so much to a mermaid but a certain sea hag, [22] [23] and not well-attested later. [ 2 ] [ f ] Its MHG cognate merwîp , also defined as " meerweib " in modern German [ 8 ] with perhaps " merwoman " [ 24 ] a valid English definition. [ 25 ]