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MERPEOPLE 'MERMAIDS'
A mermaid is known as a marine creature
with the head and upper body of a beautiful young maiden and
with the lower body of a fish. A merman is a male mermaid and
as a race they are both known as Merpeople.
Merpeople are known around the world although they often
are called by different names. Old sailors often spoke of
mermaids. Were they real or imaginary?
You can track their history throughout the world. Hans
Christian Anderson wrote a famous story called The Little
Mermaid. Anderson was from the city of Copenhagen in
Denmark. Today, there is a statue of a mermaid on a rock in
the harbor of Copenhagen.
The female
merrow
are very beautiful and, like other mermaids, appear before
storms as an omen, but they are gentle by nature and often
fall in love with mortal fishermen.
The male
merman, on the hand, are
grotesquely ugly but are known to be friendly and kindhearted.
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