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A ‘Mermaid’ in the Pacific Ocean Was Mummified 300 Years Ago, Was Worshipped for Powers of Immortality
A ‘Mermaid’ in the Pacific Ocean Was Mummified 300 Years Ago, Was Worshipped for Powers of Immortality Scientists were ...
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Sea monsters and their inspiration: serpents, mermaids, the kraken and more
The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Although today we may recognise creative taxidermy or artfully dried sea animals for the hoaxes they were, mermaids were once prized features of ...
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Ireland's little-known Mermaid Saint
The little dog became an otter, and Lí Ban was turned into a mermaid. Lí Ban swam out of the lough, along a great river, and into the open sea, and there she drifted for the next three hundred ...
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Are mermaids real? A folklore expert settles the debate
Despite the lack of evidence indicating mermaids are, well, under the sea, some people continue to hold the opinion that mermaids are real. “People have a strong desire to believe in the ...