Today we are going to talk about Mermaid Legends from around the World. People have been talking about Mermaids for thousands of years. Mermaid Legends is still incredibly popular in modern-day movies and TV series. Virtually every culture has Mermaid Legends versions. Sometimes Mermaid Legends are sirens that try to lure men to their deaths at sea. So let's gather a little more information about Mermaid Legends from around the World.
1. Triton
Triton is known as the Greek goddess of the sea. Triton is the goddess as she is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. He lived with his parents in a golden palace at the bottom of the sea. Triton carried a conch shell that Triton could use as a horn as well as his magic trident. According to legend the sailors got lost on the lake and Triton helped them by making a plot of land which is now called the island of Thera.
Not all of Triton's accounts were positive and sailors were killed at sea by the storm when cattle were lost. Triton became a common term for Mormons in art and literature during the Greek and Roman eras. Triton is depicted in English literature as a herald for the god Poseidon. Triton appeared in the guise of Eurypylus before finally revealing his divine nature.
2. Mami Wata
Mami Wata is a water spirit revered in the African Diaspora of West, Central and South Africa and the Americas. Mammy Water spirits are usually female but sometimes male. She is a compassionate healer, and the mother of all aquatic creatures. Mami Wata's stories spread across continents and eventually brought to the Caribbean islands. It is found on lakes, rivers and beaches.
Mami Wata often catches a water snake around her shoulder. They say Mami Wata can transform into a woman, fish or mermaid depending on her mood. Mami Wata's statues and souvenirs are sold in gift shops. There is also a religious group here to praise Mami Wata where the individual follower is called "Mami Wata child".
3. Ceasg
Ceasg is known in Scottish folklore as a mermaid in which the upper part of a beautiful woman merges with the tail of Greece. Ceasg is also known in Scottish Gaelic as Maid of the Wave or Maid of the Sea. Ceasg live not only in the sea but also in the rivers. Anyone who catches Ceasg can be given three wishes. It is sometimes conceived as something more than a monster. In some stories Ceasg swallows the hero and keeps him alive in his stomach.
If a sailor succeeds in finding true love with Ceasg, he will transform into a human woman and walk on the ground. And instead of just three wishes, he will be given good luck for the rest of his life. A Scottish folklorist suggested that Ceasg may have originally been a sea goddess and for which human beings were sacrificed.
4. The Chilean Royal Family of the Sea
In Chile, the mythical king of the sea was called Millalobo. And that was half a man, half a sea lion, unlike most mermaid legends of Millalobo where these animals only magically exist. The Chilean Royal Family of the Sea was, unfortunately, the origin of the human mother and the sea lion father.
People living in the Chilean archipelago of Chile have developed their own unique myths over the centuries. These people help explain their environment and its maintenance. Being islands they depend on the sea for most of their livelihood and have evolved into a lineage of divine individuals caring for the sea. The dynasty is made up of a royal family consisting of a king and queen, a prince and two princesses.
5. The Finfolk
The Finfolk is the magical shape shifter of the sea. From The Finfolk shapeshifters to the dark mysterious race and who regularly make an amphibious trip to Scotland and Ireland. The Finfolk swims and floats on the shores of Kirk during the spring and summer months. The Finfolk sometimes find human hostages. He kidnaps unsuspecting fishermen near shore and pushes lifelong servants as partners.
The Finfolk men and women were very beautiful and so men are attracted to have sex with them. If The Finfolk succeeds in finding a human lover, The Finfolk can suck the youth out of them and live forever. If he married into his own race, The Finfolk would disguise himself as an "old woman" to get a job on the land to earn a living.
6. The Dutch Mermaid
The Dutch Mermaid cracked a branch in the Dutch city of Kampen in 1403 and opened it to the sea. After the river began to overflow and repairs were made, the citizens of the campaign claimed to have seen The Dutch Mermaid floating in the river in the city. At first people were scared, but the woman kept floating The Dutch Mermaid without disturbing anyone.
Eventually people decided to grab The Dutch Mermaid and bring him to the ground and where The Dutch Mermaid turned into a man at his feet. The Dutch Mermaid could not speak, but they cleared it and forced her to go to church and become a Christian. The Dutch Mermaid tried to escape and jumped into the water several times, but someone always stopped him.
7. The Two-Tailed Siren
The Two-Tailed Siren A siren is often depicted with two tails. The original image of The Two-Tailed Siren is from 7th century Italy. The Two-Tailed Siren was one of many examples of the Otranto Cathedral in Italy, located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The image of Otranto Cathedral was included next to images of biblical stories like the tree of life, as well as images of the Sphinx of Egypt and Alexander the Great.
The Two-Tailed Siren represented the exchange of religions, philosophies and ideas during the middle Ages. Some believe that The Two-Tailed Siren is based on the legend of Melusine, the French water spirit, and was said to have been transformed into a human woman.
8. Lara
According to Brazilian legend, Ira was a brave, intelligent girl who lived in the Amazon. Lara was known as a warrior who could fight better than her own brothers. Lara is much loved and respected by her community. Lara's jealousy was so intense that they killed her and threw her body into the Amazon River. The goddess of the moon, Jackie, felt sorry for her and brought Lara back to life as a mermaid.
After becoming a mermaid, she spent the rest of her days seeking revenge on men. Whenever someone drowned in the river, Lara blamed him on Ira. Then a man named Jaraguari came to her and they fell in love. Lara told her mother about the beautiful mermaid she met while fishing in the Amazon River and she decided to join her in aquatic life.
9. The Jamestown Mermaid
People can get a lot of information from the story of Pocahontas about John Smith and his part of colonizing Jamestown, Virginia. During a voyage on the sea, The Jamestown Mermaid claimed to have seen a beautiful woman floating on the side of the boat with green hair. When The Jamestown Mermaid made an underwater dove and saw that it was indeed a mermaid.
10. Jiaorén
In Chinese folklore she was not just beautiful mermaids. Jiaorén was a highly skilled craftsman who could weave beautiful white fabrics known as "dragon yarn" that could never get wet. Jiaorén said that if a mermaid cries, Jiaorén's tears turn into pearls. During the Jin Dynasty, an account tells the story of a mermaid who Jiaorén got out of the water and decided to sell dragon yarn to humans.
If one is kind to Jiaorén and gives him a place to live. So Jiaorén will thank him by crying and filling the jar with precious pearls. Throughout history, there have been many accounts of people from high society who claim that they have cloth made from the dragon yarn of Jiaorén mermaid.
11. Rusalka
She is a female entity in the Slavic folklore. Rusalka is often contaminated with mankind and is frequently associated with water. Folklorists have proposed various roots for the entity and in which Rusalka may have emerged from the original Slavic pagan position where Rusalka may have been seen as a philanthropic spirit. She appears in various mediums in modern popular culture.
Rusalka is often translated as "mermaid". Rusalka water ups in Slavic mythology were originally considered philanthropic because Rusalka came to harvest water out of the water in the spring. But mythology also has a darker side to Rusalka and especially in Slavic-speaking countries where they often resemble the concept of a mermaid.
12. Merrow
Merrow is a merman in Irish folklore. She needs to have a magical cap in her possession to travel between deep water and dry land. Merrow is able to stay underwater. The female merrow is like a traditional siren with its long green hair. The mythical beautiful merrow is a semi-human fish. The male Merrow is considered disgusting and horrible.
The male merrow remains more of a fish than a man. The male Merrow is cruel. They are so cruel that my women often have relationships with human men. There may be scales and webbing between the fingers of the offspring of the male Merrow. The male Merrow often gets bored of the land and tries to find a way back to the sea.
13. Melusine
Melusine is a European folklore and myth and is the freshwater female spirit in the sacred springs. Melusine is usually portrayed as a woman who is a snake or fish from the waist down. Melusine is also sometimes illustrated with wings, two tails. The legends of Melusine are especially associated with the northern and western regions of France, Luxembourg and lower countries.
In common mythology, Melusine is described by her father as a woman desperately seeking revenge, and only Melusine's mother punishes her with a snake's tail. She is particularly attached to France because the royal French house of Lusignan claims to be different from it. Images of Melusine sea fairy can be seen around the world.
14. Marakihau
Most of the stories of mermaids are passed through telling stories and pictures. Also found in carvings of mermaids in the maori folklore of New Zealand. Marakihau is a little more intense than a mermaid, sea urchin. Marakihau has a human head and a very long fish body, as well as a long, tubular tongue that is often blamed for destroying canoes and swallowing large quantities of fish.
15. Selkie
Selkie are benign creatures. Selkie lives her life as a seal while in the water. Selkie sheds their skin to become human on the ground. But Selkie is often equated with mermaids because in Gaelic stories Selkie is associated with a sea maid. Selkie's legends usually end in tragedy. In her folklore almost inevitably Selki's sealskin is stolen and Selki marries.
Selkie then breeds with humans and only later chooses to find Selkie's old sealskin and call it back to sea. It is transformed from a seal to a human form through the ding of its skin. Selkie is found in folklore and mythology from the northern islands of Scotland.
16. Ningyo
Very different from the western version of Ningyo, a beautiful mermaid, this monster found in Japanese folklore is described as a giant fish with a human face and a monkey's mouth. Ningyo is also sometimes called horns and fangs. Anyone who eats Ningyo in a serious conflict of interest attains eternal youth and beauty.
But the capture of Ningyo often brings terrible storms and misfortunes to entire villages. Ningyo was described as a monkey's mouth with small fish-like teeth, shining golden scales and a quiet sound like a skylark or flute. Ningyo's meat is delicious. One of the beaches washed away was Ningyo's war hobby.
