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    In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings.

  2. May 8, 2024 · A mermaid is a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish. In European folklore, mermaids were natural beings who, like fairies, had magical and prophetic powers.

  3. Sep 29, 2018 · What is a Mermaid? A mermaid is a mythological creature that is half maiden and half fish or sea serpent. These women are often known to be both mysterious and enchanting.

  4. Mermaids is a 1990 American family comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, and Christina Ricci in her film debut.

  5. Dec 14, 1990 · Mermaids: Directed by Richard Benjamin. With Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling. An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.

  6. May 28, 2023 · The 10 best mermaid movies ever made, ranked. Splash in the summer with these classics, new and old. By Andrea Thompson May 28, 2023, 2:05pm EDT. If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox...

  7. Tales of mermaids have been spoken about since humanity learned how to write. But how and when did their stories and the possibility of their existence spring up? Where did they originate?

  8. May 25, 2014 · In mythology, mermaids have existed for thousands of years. Here's a look at those myths and historic tales of mermaid spottings.

  9. Jan 20, 2023 · Mermaids — those half-human, half-fish sirens of the sea — are legendary sea creatures chronicled in maritime cultures since time immemorial. The ancient Greek epic poet Homer wrote of them in The Odyssey.

  10. Mar 31, 2022 · Mermaids are characterised as living between two worlds: sea and earth, because of their half-human half-fish form, as well as life and death, because of their simultaneous youth and potential for destruction.

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