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...