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'''''mermaid''''' • Female creature with a fish tail and human body (male counterpart: [[Merman|merman]]). Merpeople feature in numerous legends, stories, and even religions.[[File:Mermaid-and-Merman-Sebastian-Munster-Cosmographia-1578.jpg|thumb|right|frame| Mermaid and Merman in Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, 1578]] 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 />
[[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 Koor-steeg, in Plato.</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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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 Koor-steeg, in Plato.

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
Italian
Sirena
Greek

Creole

References

  1. ↑ Sliggers, B., 1977. Meerminnen en meermannen, van Duinkerke tot Sylt. Krusemans's Uitgeversmaatschappij B.V., Den Haag.
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