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Not a lot of mermaids and their ilk on the northern Dutch coast - I assume its fishermen knew the sea too well to mistake seals for pretty girls.
Still, I dredged up some bits and pieces of merfolk lore for

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The fearsome eich uisce, or Celtic water horse, could be captured and brought inland, but a single glimpse of the sea would send it charging back into the waves, bearing its rider into the sea to eat.
(Pic by Liza Phoenix via Wikimedia Commons)

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Hey! ☺️
I'm Stephanie and I love fantasy, fairytales and Disney 💖

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2020-07-22

It took me way too long to learn about rusalki, the scary awesome river-dwelling nymphs of Slavic folklore. Now I'm always happy to come across them in a fantasy novel.

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🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️Who says Mermaids can not be Plump, Curvy and Beautiful ? These Beauties are by, Russian Artist Victor Nizovtsev, b.1965🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🦋

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Mermaid magic✨💗🧜🏼‍♀️ some of my favorites I’ve drawn💗✨

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Bolitnitsa, Slavic mistress of swamp and tundra, may look like a maiden sitting on a lily pad, but her long hair hides a pair of goose feet, and her calls for help are merely a lure. She pounces on stray wanderers and drags them to the bottom of the marsh.

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Finally there are quite a few gods who are creatures of the sea for
-Greek sea god
- Sea Nymph
- Sea Titan
-Born of the sea https://t.co/EvcJp97u1R
-Norse sea god
-Norse sea god 5/5

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The from are sea creatures in the shape of a gorgeous Children would sea the Kelpie and try and ride it, they would get stuck and the sea horse would run into the water and drown them. 4/5

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Warwick Goble's illustration, "She was the Queen of them all," for Charles Kingsley's masterpiece, The Water Babies from 1908. The book was extremely popular in England for many decades!

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Isabel Lilian Gloag, 'The Kiss of the Enchantress, or The Knight and the Mermaid', watercolor, 1890.

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creatures of all kinds that live in the water The Water Fairies…extract from ‘The Foundling Fairy’. Only 1 left on Amazon at a bargain price. Any takers?
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In Japanese folklore, the minogame is a turtle believed to live up to 10,000 years. It represents longevity and wisdom and often accompanies the god Jurojin, who is one of the seven lucky gods of Japan.  
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AHHH! I wish we got to see the fairytale inspired outfits in the anime!!

They all look so cute!

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A final commentary from THE ARABIAN NIGHTS in response to the theme of mermaids. This time about ‘Abd Allah of the Sea’

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Stoorworm: giant venomous sea serpent with a forked tongue. Hatched into life by malignant spirits, his length was beyond telling. Unless supplied with food, he would expel a pestilential reek. He was slain by Assipattle.

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In Norse Mythology, the Sea Serpent Jörmungandr is the son of Loki & the giantess Angrboða. Thrown in the depths of the ocean by Odin, it encircles all the world with its body, taking the name of the world serpent. Once it releases its tail, Ragnarök will begin.

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