Ningyo

Ningyo (human fish) often translates as "mermaid", is a fish-like creature from Japanese folklore. Anciently, it was described with a mouth like a monkey's, small teeth like a fish's, shining golden scales, and a quiet voice like a skylark or a flute. Its flesh is pleasant-tasting, and anyone who eats it will attain remarkable longevity. However, catching a ningyo was believed to bring storms and misfortune, so fishermen who caught these creatures were said to throw them back into the sea. A ningyo washed onto the beach was an omen of war or calamity. (Taken from: wikipedia.org)

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Merman Mythology

In Greek mythology, mermen were often illustrated to have green seaweed-like hair, a beard and a trident. In Irish mythology, mermen are described as extremely ugly creatures with pointed green teeth, pig-like eyes, green hair and a red nose. In Finnish mythology, a merman (vetehinen) is often potrayed as a magical, powerful, handsome, bearded man with the tail of a fish. He can cure illnesses, lift curses and brew potions, but he can also cause unintended harm by becoming too curious about human life. (Taken from: wikipedia.org)

The actions and behavior of mermen can vary wildly depending on the source and time period of the stories. They have been said to sink ships by summoning great storms, but also said to be wise teachers, according to earlier mythology. A merman, like a mermaid, attracts humans with singing an tones.

Mermen are rarely seen marrying human women; when this happens the merman's new bride becomes a mermaid. After parenting other mermaids or mermen the new mermaid may feel homesick for her family and friends and demand to be set free, after which the merman would have to find another bride. Matthew Arnold's poem "The Forsaken Merman" is based on this imagined situation.

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Merman

Mermen are mythical male legendary creatures who are human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down. They are less commonly known than their female counterparts, mermaids. (Taken from: wikipedia.org)

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Strange mermaid found on Malaysian Island

These image have been circulating vie email, forums and blogs since 2006. They supposedly show a strange mermaid-like creature found washed ashore. This variant claims that the mermaid was found on a Malaysian island. Alternative versions of the message relocate the discovery to other parts of the world. Yet another version of the message claims that the creature is actually of extraterrestrial origin:

An alien was found by a fishermen in Teluk Pahang. Newspapers aren't allowed to publish it. Some maybe seen it before. I don't know the percentage of original. Don't ask me what happen to the alien or where is the alien now either. I'm curious to know it as well.

Not surprisingly, however, the mermaid is not a real, flesh and blood creature, but instead a sculpture by talented artist, Juan Cabana. A series of photographs of the mermaid can be found on the artist's website along with an entire menagerie of the strange and wonderful creations. (Taken from: hoax-slayer.com)

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Dead mermaid found in the Philippines

I don't know if this is true or not, it was found in Visayas Region,Philippines and caught by fishermen. There is a related tradition of more recent origin, perhaps dating back 1,500 years, which consists of manufacturing fake mermaid carcasses for public display using the body parts of dead monkeys and fish. The photograph you have just seen is one such artifact.

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Feejee fake mermaid

A replica where they assumed to be "the real mermaid" and I definitely disagree with that because it turned out to be the dried husk of a orangutan's torso and baboon head sewn to a salmon's tail. Dr.griffin was in fact a long-time friend of Barnum's, whose actual name was levi lyman. But that didn't stop people from wanting to see the real mermaid (even after it became public knowledge that it was a fake). Why people continue to be fascinated by the feejee mermaid over a century after it was proven & revealed as a hoax? For me, I do believe in legendary mermaid and maybe it exists long time ago but with those kind of pictures (fake mermaids), its hard for me to believe it because I think they should show more real pictures of mermaid and I guess many people out there do believe in these legendary creatures but they need scientists to do research on this matter seriously.

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Mermaid caught swimming?

The video was taken from Youtube.com after I downloaded with mediapirate.org. Well, its hard for me to believe whether its real or not because the video doesn't seem convincing to me & I think I need more proofs in the existence and legendary myth of mermaids. It was filmed by an underwater diver that believed its a mermaid. Is this a real mermaid swimming gracefully in the ocean or a hoax?Well, you judge it by yourself..(If you want to download the video click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWFvdfYoyG8&feature=related)

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