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Mermaid
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Mermaid
A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse |
Creature |
Grouping |
Mythological |
Sub grouping |
Water spirit |
Similar creatures |
Merman
Siren
Ondine |
Data |
Mythology |
World mythology |
First reported |
c. 1000BC |
Country |
Worldwide |
Habitat |
Ocean, sea |
Mermaid and merman, 1866. Anonymous Russian folk artist.
A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a human head and torso and the tail of an aquatic animal such as a fish or do...
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