LLFW: Mermaids

M E R M A I D S

Sirenophila

The Love of Sirens and Mermaids

Mer-People (Mermaids and Mermen) are Water-Folk who live primarily beneath the sea. A Mermaid's bewitching voice is said to be able to lure ships onto rocks and men to their deaths.

Mermaids are known by different names in different parts of the world.

Ben-Varry	Isle of Man Mermaid
Ceasg	Scottish Highland
Dinny-Mara	Isle of Man Merman
Gwragedd Annwn	Lake Maidens of Welsh legends
Liban	called sanctified Mermaid whose form is seen in carvings in Christian churches
Loreli	German or Rhine Mermaid
Melusine	One of the most famous European Mermaids She had a double tail.
Merrow	Irish Mermaids whose appearance was dreaded because it heralded the coming of storms
Rusalki Vila	Russian & Slavonic water Mermaids
Tritons	Mediterranean Mermen