Tuesday, 18 July 2017

5 real life mermaids caught on video sea angels

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July 18, 2017

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A 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.
Some of the attributes of mermaids may have
been influenced by the Sirens of Greek
mythology. Historical accounts of mermaids,
such as those reported by Christopher Columbus
during his exploration of the Caribbean, may have
been inspired by manatees and similar aquatic
mammals.
While there is no evidence that mermaids exist
outside of folklore, reports of mermaid sightings
continue to the present day, including 21st
century examples from Israel and Zimbabwe.