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Sirens and mermaids. Mermaids are a sort of sea nymph with a fish tail who save sailors; but for the Greeks, Sirens were bird-like, um, beauties, who lured them to their doom. Below are from the Bestiary of Anne Walshe (https://t.co/SXENjc1UMk)

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'The Troll Book'
(1980- Michael Berenstain)

Michael is the son of "Berenstain Bears" creators Stan and Jan, and inherited their lush, folksy style of illustration, thank goodness.

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In Cornwall it was once said, that a white hare would appear before a storm, on the docks and wharves.
Image: Public Domain

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In France it was believed certain sailors could control Wind. They did this via a ring, worn on the little finger of the right hand. However if they spent more than 3 months on a single voyage, or stayed ashore for more than 3 days, they would die

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In the Iliad, Poseidon drives a chariot drawn by "brazen-hoofed horses over the sea's surface."

Apollonius said the horses of Poseidon emerged from the sea & galloped across the Libyan sands.

Part horse / part fish: HIPPOCAMPUS.

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From Elves and Fairies (1916), illustrated by reprinted in Women Illustrators of the

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- Mermaids or Sirens are part human/part fish. They appear in the adventure novel THE ODYSSEY (8th century BC). Famously re-imagined by Andersen, Lovecraft, Disney... and David Bruckner for a segment of the excellent 2012 anthology movie "V/H/S"

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A Scandinavian tale for Maiden Swanwhite and Maiden Foxtail features a mermaid who rules over all who drown in the sea. https://t.co/0gDA74ykQh Image: Illustration by Walter Satterlee from Elfin Land

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The hippocampus (also the name for a coiled part of the human brain--thank psych. degree ) are part horse/ part fish seas creatures credited w/ pulling Neptune's chariot & perhaps also providing transport for common merfolk.

Illustrations: Ari Berk

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Shamans are said to travel into the depths of the ocean to appease Sedna, Inuit goddess of the sea, mother of seals, otters and whales, to ensure good hunting. Frequently they attempt and gain favour by brushing her hair

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In Ireland, the Aos Sí were also seen at sea in tiny boats. The Folklorist Lady Gregory was told by a fisherman from Galway "The fairies are in the sea as well as on the land. That is well-known by those that are out fishing by the coast" Image: J. A FITZGERALD

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Gloson: The Swedish Ghost That Will Cleave You in Half by for (Img: © Robin Kuusela) https://t.co/cV9KiIvJgc

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Fishermen in Hokkaido once carried scythes to defend themselves when the sky turned red, which warns of the giant red octopus Akkorokamui who can swallow a ship in a single gulp art by

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Happy [Sea Sprites, John Anster Fitzgerald]

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In Czech and Slovenian tales the Vodníci live in rivers, and store the souls of the drowned in porcelain teapots. When the lid is lifted, the soul in bubble form is released and so freed.
Image: Ivan Bilibin 1934

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My Dutch mother gave me a treasured a copy of Hans Andersen c1915. Dutch illustrator, Rie Cramer was influenced by Beardsley, Rackham & Dulac & had a distinct Art Nouveau style. I love this poignantly naked Little Mermaid once she'd lost her tail.

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According to legend, Burano lace first began with a wedding veil spun of sea foam by a siren's tail for a Venetian sailor who resisted her charms.

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