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Dictionary
mermaid : a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish — Webster
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Mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.
The male equivalent of the mermaid is the merman, also a familiar figure in folklore and heraldry. Although traditions about and sightings of mermen are less common than those of mermaids, they are generally assumed to co-exist with their female counterparts. — Wikipedia
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Participation
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California Mermaid Convention (Sacramento, CA, July 12-14, 2019)
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Expression
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11 Famous Mermaids and their Creators (Meg Boeni, Mental Floss)
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OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
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Mermaids in Fiction (Wikipedia)
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