Origins And History

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From ancient Near Eastern fish-tailed deities to Enlightenment natural history and the modern sympathetic mermaid—chronological entries on how the motif evolved in art, travel writing, and belief.

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20th Century Mermaids In Cinema And Print
Ancient Near East Fish Human Origins
Atargatis And The Syrian Fish Goddess
Black Atlantic Mermaids And Diaspora Memory
Classical Sea Nymphs And Mermaid Predecessors

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Archive code: 000001
Collection: Origins And History
Section: Mermaids