OK. Who here believes in mermaids? Tell me what you know about them!?

Question

if you dont believe, mark your answer with DB. if you do, put B.

mark ur ? b (believer) or DB (dont believe)
all i know is: only half mermaids can have both a tail and legs. one parent is human, the other is mer-an-ish. thier tail comes out any time the lower half of thier body is submerged in water.

PS I think im a mermaid!!!

Answer 1

BBBBBBB!!!!

Avid mermaid lover! I belive that they are deep in the ocean--they rarely come up anymore--man has scared them deeper into the sea!

Answer 2

B
I believe that they existed, at one time, in the physical realm. I think that they have all retreated into an astral/spiritual realm. Almost every culture in the world has a mermaid/merman legend. I find it very hard to believe that any seasoned sailor, who is probably very familiar with sea-life, could confuse a manatee, sea cow, dugong, or whatever with a mermaid.
I know lots about the merfolk. They inhabit every type of water-body in the world, even man-made fountains. Did you know that there are even merfolk in the deserts? These are the smallest species of merfolk and they live in the small pools where animals go to drink.
Merfolk do not have to be half human to change from tail to legs. There are just some species of merfolk that can change and some can't. Some don't even have a tail to begin with, like the Nereids of the Mediterranean. Actually, the offspring of a merperson and a human would probably not have a tail, at all. They would, however, have a slight webbing between their fingers and toes.

Answer 3

B :)
I don't have the exact links, sorry.
You can check the Scandinavian folklore in any search system.
Here comes the famous Mermaid story by H. Andersen (probably based on it).
It's told mermaids can be of both sexes (also mermen))), and there is still no certainty if they are good or evil.
Pre-rafaelite painters left many wonderful pictures of mermaids (J.W. Waterhouse comes to mind first) they are gorgeous.
And here is one legend I can remember :
One man fell in love with a mermaid who lived in a lake. He asked her to leave her home and be with him. She said it would be possible if he bakes a loaf of bread and brings it to her. Which he did, but she rejected the gift: it was a bit overcooked. Next time the bread seemed to be a bit too rare. At last, the third attempt was successful and the bread accepted by the mermaid was so much like her: not rare, not overdone, just something in between. It reflected her not belonging to any of two worlds - humans and fish.
She warned her fiance she'd have to leave him forever if he hits her. So they lead a happy life and even had kids. But once the man got angry and hit his mermaid wife. The same moment she returned back to the lake and never came back even to see the kids. They missed her as well as the man but all she could do is sing for them from her water home...

I hope not all the mermaid stories are sad. Well the funny thing may be that not all of them are believed to have a fishtail instead of legs. Due to some stories they do have both legs with fins instead of feet ;)

Again, if you try a web search there must be a lot of info about them. Good luck and enjoy!

Answer 4

I just do not feel they could be real, especially one portrayed in books and films like The Little Mermaid, I cannot possibly imagine a half human half fish swimming in the ocean, there many unexplained thing in this world.. however I DB

Answer 5

DB. Think about it: unlike beings cannot mate. For example, cats with dogs, elephants with zebras, parrots with peacocks, humans with fish or anything else non-human! It is physiologically impossible. If you know anything about biology, human or other, you won't be fooled like you are! And if you really think you are a mermaid, why haven't I seen you on the cover of the National Enquirer at the grocery store check-out stand?!!!! You believe in UFOs, too, don't you?!

Answer 6

In da middle


Mermaids (from the Middle English mere in the obsolete sense 'sea' + maid(en)) is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish. The male version of a mermaid is called a merman; the gender-neutral plural is merfolk. Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures. They were known to sing sailors to their deaths, like the Siren, or squeeze the life out of drowning men, while trying to rescue them.

The Sirens of Greek mythology are sometimes portrayed in later folklore as mermaids; in fact in some languages the name sirena is used interchangeably for both creatures. Other related types of mythical or legendary creature are water fairies (e.g. various water nymphs) and selkies.

Answer 7

How about a middle ground, once they existed, they may not anymore? Too many cultures have too many stories and legends about them, to exclude that possibility.

I would point out the close skeletal relationship between dolphins and people, both mammals. Why are humans so hairless compared to chimpanzees who share so much DNA? Perhaps the tree diverged at some point and humans spent time in the water. Perhaps people and merfolk are as closely relately as merfolk and dolphins.

Answer 8

I believe. Mermaids have been reported in every ocean in the world. Irish and Scottish people believed a man could marry a mermaid if he stole her cap. She could walk around on land and have children.

Answer 9

B ..............I believe in them, but they aren't what you think. Ancient seafarer's lore mentions mermaids in many stories and such. The real thing, however, turns out to be the Manatee, a large mammal, often weighing over 1000 lbs. They are built to live in the water, like seals and sea lions, walrus' and such. they have no tusks, and live on fish and crustaceans. They wer sometimes seen by ancient mariners and legend and myth grew around these sightings. Mythical mermaids, half fish and half beautiful woman.............strictly fantasy.

Answer 10

B) I'm a believer. Why not? Anything is possible, and why should we make humans out to be special and not what is possible? Sure why not, mermaids and all sorts of magickal elements are real to me. They have no reason not to be. Blessed be.

Answer 11

I know that mermaids are have fish and half human. People are looking for them now still. They are very beautiful creatures. hope 4 the best.