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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]] | Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: [[Merman]]). Merpeople feature in numerous legends, stories, and even religions. The Akkadian (and later Babylonian) god Ea was 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 swimming up to him<ref>Sliggers, B., 1977. ''Meerminnen en meermannen, van Duinkerke tot Sylt.'' Krusemans's Uitgeversmaatschappij B.V., Den Haag.</ref>. 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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Revision as of 08:19, 25 January 2021
Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: Merman). Merpeople feature in numerous legends, stories, and even religions. The Akkadian (and later Babylonian) god Ea was 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 swimming up to him[1]. Varies in size from country to country. Features a.o. in H.C. Andersen's "Den lille havfrue".
- English
- Mermaid
- Portuguese
- Sereia; Serena; Nereida; Marinha
- Norwegian
- Havfrue
- Dutch
- Zeemeermin; Meermin
- German
- Meerjungfrau; Seejungfrau; Nixe; Fischweib
- French
- Sirène
- Spanish
- Sirena
- Italian
- Sirena
- Greek
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- ↑ Sliggers, B., 1977. Meerminnen en meermannen, van Duinkerke tot Sylt. Krusemans's Uitgeversmaatschappij B.V., Den Haag.
