Mythology and folklore is rife with tales of mermen, mermaids and sirens.
For example, the Russians had a Sea Tsar, as in the folk tale of Sadko which can be said to be similar to the bucca found in Cornish folklore, with concommitant green features and seaweed hair, the Irish merrow, (ditto), and of course we have Neptune/Poseidon and Glaucus, born human with an urge to be fish, so the gods answered his prayers.
Stories of mermen, usually depicted as extremely ugly, wise, teachers, mermaids, the exact opposite, and sirens who are part seal, with lovely singing voices , with the power to lure unwary sailors to their deaths, are so ubiquitous throughout different cultures, is there a possibility they once really existed (or, even, still exist)?
Enquiring minds need to know.
For example, the Russians had a Sea Tsar, as in the folk tale of Sadko which can be said to be similar to the bucca found in Cornish folklore, with concommitant green features and seaweed hair, the Irish merrow, (ditto), and of course we have Neptune/Poseidon and Glaucus, born human with an urge to be fish, so the gods answered his prayers.
Stories of mermen, usually depicted as extremely ugly, wise, teachers, mermaids, the exact opposite, and sirens who are part seal, with lovely singing voices , with the power to lure unwary sailors to their deaths, are so ubiquitous throughout different cultures, is there a possibility they once really existed (or, even, still exist)?
Enquiring minds need to know.
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