Unimaginative historians claim what the mariners likely saw were manatees (sea cows). Ancient mariners reported regular sightings. They were also believed to be immortal, see the future, be telepathic, and, you probably remember this one, able to hypnotize with their bewitching song. Given ancient man, perhaps wisely, feared everything was going to clonk him over the head, mermaids were also seen as wielders of great power and destruction. Maybe, if you are still young (or young-at-heart), it was the coursing thrill of knowing that you just might - if you are very, very, very lucky, and maybe try very, very, very hard - see a mermaid yourself.ĭo a little reading (or maybe, as a mermaid fan, you know this already) and you will learn that mermaids are mythical creatures, created in the imaginations of ancient civilizations across the globe (Greece, Babylon, China, Japan) make believe water deities that were celebrated as the bringers of life and fertility. Maybe, if you are older, it was the distant bell of childhood. Whatever you were doing, maybe, for a brief moment, when you glimpsed the mermaids, something inside you chimed.
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