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  2. Mermaid - Wikipedia

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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 ...

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

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    Despite the lack of evidence indicating mermaids are, well, under the sea, some people continue to hold the opinion that mermaids are real. “People have a strong desire to believe in the ...

  4. Mermaids in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    A boy named Nagasumi Michishio is saved by a mermaid named Sun Seto, but it is the mermaids' law, when a human sees a mermaid's true form, the human or the mermaid has to be killed. The only way to solve this problem for him is to marry her. My Parents are Aliens: 1999–2006: In an episode "The Tail of the Knitted Map", Sophie morphs into a ...

  5. Merfolk - Wikipedia

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    Merfolk, Mercreatures, Mermen or Merpeople are legendary water-dwelling, human-like beings. They are attested in folklore and mythology throughout the ages in various parts of the world. Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc.

  6. Ningyo - Wikipedia

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    Ningyo (人魚, "human fish"), as the name suggests, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature. Though often translated as "mermaid", the term is technically not gender-specific and may include the "mermen". The literal translation "human-fish" has also been applied.

  7. How Ursula and 'The Little Mermaid' changed Disney history ...

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    Pat Carroll, who voiced Ursula in "The Little Mermaid," died Saturday at 95. The role defined Disney's queer canon — and helped launch a renaissance.

  8. 'The Little Mermaid' is back with a new look. Why that ... - AOL

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    Lilly, who is 7 years old, thinks it’s “pretty cool” that her mother had Little Mermaid dolls. “I like that Mommy knows Ariel because she sings to me and her voice sounds like Ariel’s ...

  9. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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    The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" was published in 1837. The story was adapted into a Disney film with a bowdlerized plot. In the original version, The Little Mermaid is the youngest daughter of a sea king who lives at the bottom of the sea.