Sirens, or mermaids as they are known in popular culture
By Timea
@tzwrites (4835)
Romania
August 11, 2016 7:58am CST
Mermaids (sirens) are very popular mythical creatures. Many sailors and explorers claimed to have seen mermaids in the seas and oceans and many people actually believed them. Usually, mermaids were associated with unfortunate events and bad luck on the water. They were considered omens of storms and potentially dangerous events.
There seems to be a cult surrounding mermaids and some people like to put on mermaid tails and swim around the swimming pools.
My favourite mermaid has to be Ariel from "The Little Mermaid".
image from pixabay
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4 responses
@ModernDayWriter (3318)
• New Delhi, India
11 Aug 16
Yup Ariel is very famous I watched her cartoon in my childhood. Also mermaid was a part of "pirates of the Caribbean movie"
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
11 Aug 16
and many people still believe they exist.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
18 Aug 16
Here too i our country there is a myth about mermaids . Though , nowadays it seems they are not mentioned at all anymore .
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
11 Aug 16
I love The Little Mermaid. I actually believe that mermaids might exist. The ocean is a big place and a lot of it still hasn't been discovered yet and they keep pulling out more and more weird looking sea creatures every year. There is no telling what else is down there that we don't know about. I just believe that mermaids don't look like what everyone thinks they look like. They would be scaly all over and have more fish likely qualities and some human ones.
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