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Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: [[Merman]]). Varies in size from country to country. Features a.o. in H.C. Andersen's "Den lille havfrue".[[File:Mermaid-and-Merman-Sebastian-Munster-Cosmographia-1578.jpg|thumb|right|frame| Mermaid and Merman in Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, 1578]]
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[[File:Mermaid-and-Merman-Sebastian-Munster-Cosmographia-1578.jpg|thumb|right|frame| <small>Mermaid and Merman in Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, 1578.</small>]]
[[File:Mermaid.jpg|thumb|right|frame| <small>Mermaid speaks to European men.  Pieter van der Aa, 1707. ''Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526.'' In het ligt gegeven te Leyden, Pieter van der Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koorsteeg. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/52a4dv </small>]]
 
'''''mermaid''''' • Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: [[Merman|merman]]). Merpeople feature in numerous legends, stories, and even religions. One of the earliest representatives is probably the Sumerian god Ea. Ea was a.o. the god of water, light, and fertility. During the day, Ea came on land, come night fall, he would retreat back to sea. He was thus depicted as part fish, or as a human with fish swimming up to him.<ref>Sliggers, B., 1977. ''Meerminnen en meermannen, van Duinkerke tot Sylt.'' Krusemans's Uitgeversmaatschappij B.V., Den Haag.</ref> Greek mythology, too, is rich in references to merpeople (e.g. Triton). Plinius mentions mermaids and mermen in his ''Historia Naturalis'', influencing literature until medieval times. After disappearing from scientific literature, merpeople continued to play a role in folk tales and myths. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century, authors like J. Grimm and W. Grimm in Germany, H.C. Andersen in Denmark, and P.C. Asbjørnsen and J. Moe in Norway started collecting and recording fairy tales. While H.C. Andersen's "lille havfrue" is probably the most famous mermaid, merpeople are common along the entire Atlantic coast. Their appearance and size can vary from country to country, and from region to region. <br />
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===References===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a5K0lFvTxk&list=PLegtL4W3lr3MaUch1NHqyJRIgJJ2dF9PF&index=4&t=27s Video] ''Mermaids and Manatees'', CHAM-Centre for the Humanities
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXgO3Hr7GXA&list=PLegtL4W3lr3MaUch1NHqyJRIgJJ2dF9PF&index=7&t=6s Communication] Rosa, M.F. & Brito, C. ''Hybrid Beings and Aquatic Mammals in the Greco-Roman Accounts''.
* Brito, C. 2016. New Science From Old News: Sea monsters in the early modern Portuguese production and transfer of knowledge about the natural world. ''Scientia et Historia, Escola de Mar'' nº 1. ISBN: 978-989-9931-11-4
* Brito, C. 2019. Fantasy, Cryptozoology and/or Reality: Interconnected stories of mythological creatures and marine mammals. In: Mário S. Ming Kong. Maria do Rosário Monteiro & Maria João P. Neto (Eds) PHI: Intelligence, Creativity and Fantasy. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden: 335-351.
* Hendrikx, S. 2018. Monstrosities from the Sea. Taxonomy and tradition in Conrad Gessner’s (1516-1565) discussion of cetaceans and sea-monsters, in Jacquemard, C., B. Gauvin, M.-A. Lucas-Avenel, B. Clavel & T. Buqet (éds), Animaux aquatiques et monstres des mers septentrionales (imaginer, connaître, exploiter, de l’Antiquité à 1600). ''Anthropozoologica'' 53 (11): 125-137. https://doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2018v53a11
* https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/anthropozoologica/53/11
* Leclercq-Marx, J. 2018. Entre tradition classique et imaginaire germano-celtique : les monstres anthropomorphes des mers septentrionales, au Moyen Âge et au début de l’époque moderne, in Jacquemard C., Gauvin B., Lucas-Avenel M.-A., Clavel B. & Buquet T. (éds), Animaux aquatiques et monstres des mers septentrionales (imaginer, connaître, exploiter, de l’Antiquité à 1600). ''Anthropozoologica'' 53 (3): 53-65. https://doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2018v53a3
* https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/anthropozoologica/53/3
 
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Mermaid and Merman in Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, 1578.
Mermaid speaks to European men. Pieter van der Aa, 1707. Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indiën zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526. In het ligt gegeven te Leyden, Pieter van der Aa, boekverkoper in de St. Pieters Koorsteeg. https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/52a4dv

mermaid • Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: merman). Merpeople feature in numerous legends, stories, and even religions. One of the earliest representatives is probably the Sumerian god Ea. Ea was a.o. the god of water, light, and fertility. During the day, Ea came on land, come night fall, he would retreat back to sea. He was thus depicted as part fish, or as a human with fish swimming up to him.[1] Greek mythology, too, is rich in references to merpeople (e.g. Triton). Plinius mentions mermaids and mermen in his Historia Naturalis, influencing literature until medieval times. After disappearing from scientific literature, merpeople continued to play a role in folk tales and myths. In the 19th century, authors like J. Grimm and W. Grimm in Germany, H.C. Andersen in Denmark, and P.C. Asbjørnsen and J. Moe in Norway started collecting and recording fairy tales. While H.C. Andersen's "lille havfrue" is probably the most famous mermaid, merpeople are common along the entire Atlantic coast. Their appearance and size can vary from country to country, and from region to region.

English
Mermaid; Siren
Portuguese
Sereia; Serena
Norwegian
Havfrue
Dutch
Zeemeermin; Meermin
German
Meerjungfrau; Seejungfrau; Nixe; Fischweib
French
Sirène
Spanish
Sirena
Catalan
Sirena
Italian
Sirena
Greek
Σειρήνα; γοργόνα
Creole
Muala de fundo (STP); Ôkôsô (encantada de baixo d'awua)

References

  • Video Mermaids and Manatees, CHAM-Centre for the Humanities
  • Communication Rosa, M.F. & Brito, C. Hybrid Beings and Aquatic Mammals in the Greco-Roman Accounts.
  • Brito, C. 2016. New Science From Old News: Sea monsters in the early modern Portuguese production and transfer of knowledge about the natural world. Scientia et Historia, Escola de Mar nº 1. ISBN: 978-989-9931-11-4
  • Brito, C. 2019. Fantasy, Cryptozoology and/or Reality: Interconnected stories of mythological creatures and marine mammals. In: Mário S. Ming Kong. Maria do Rosário Monteiro & Maria João P. Neto (Eds) PHI: Intelligence, Creativity and Fantasy. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden: 335-351.
  • Hendrikx, S. 2018. Monstrosities from the Sea. Taxonomy and tradition in Conrad Gessner’s (1516-1565) discussion of cetaceans and sea-monsters, in Jacquemard, C., B. Gauvin, M.-A. Lucas-Avenel, B. Clavel & T. Buqet (éds), Animaux aquatiques et monstres des mers septentrionales (imaginer, connaître, exploiter, de l’Antiquité à 1600). Anthropozoologica 53 (11): 125-137. https://doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2018v53a11
  • https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/anthropozoologica/53/11
  • Leclercq-Marx, J. 2018. Entre tradition classique et imaginaire germano-celtique : les monstres anthropomorphes des mers septentrionales, au Moyen Âge et au début de l’époque moderne, in Jacquemard C., Gauvin B., Lucas-Avenel M.-A., Clavel B. & Buquet T. (éds), Animaux aquatiques et monstres des mers septentrionales (imaginer, connaître, exploiter, de l’Antiquité à 1600). Anthropozoologica 53 (3): 53-65. https://doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2018v53a3
  • https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/anthropozoologica/53/3
  1. Sliggers, B., 1977. Meerminnen en meermannen, van Duinkerke tot Sylt. Krusemans's Uitgeversmaatschappij B.V., Den Haag.