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In Old English, “mer” means “sea,” and “maid” simply meant woman. Mermaids are therefore “women of the sea.”
Following this line of etymological logic, a “mer” man (merman) would
be a “man of the sea.” Both names make perfect sense and describe their
natural habitat without a lot of fuss. Mermaids and mermen are fish-like
people who swim through the oceans and the seas.
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Read More: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mermaids | http://thefw.com/mermaid-facts/?trackback=tsmclip
In ancient Syrian (~ 1000 BC), there was a goddess who went by the name of Atargatis.
She was a fertility goddess whose cult eventually spread to Greece and
Rome and was associated with water (especially lakes) and fish. Often
depicted in mermaid form, Atargatis is perhaps the “original” mermaid.
Legend has it that she dove into a lake to become a fish, but only her
bottom half was transformed.
Read More: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mermaids | http://thefw.com/mermaid-facts/?trackback=ts
Read More: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mermaids | http://thefw.com/mermaid-facts/?trackback=ts
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