When I was a little girl, I wanted to be part of their world. Mermaids, that is. I swam in the pool, with my feet “fused” together, and emerged to the surface only to flip my long hair behind me. Just like Ariel. I was obsessed with all things mermaid. Following this Disney ...
Witch. Mermaid. Fairy Queen. Cliodhna has many faces and names. Recently, while doing some geneaological research, I found my ancestors claimed descent from this elusive Celtic fairy goddess. I had no clue who she was, but almost instantly she began reaching out to me through the ether. She has ...
When you hear the term mermaid, what do you think of? I think of a red-head teenage girl wearing a shell-bikini top with fins for legs. But to only focus our attention on the mermaids would be a dishonor to the other merpeople – the mermen. In addition to the many mermaid legends, there ...
Supernatural stories from centuries before inadvertently get lumped into “folklore” by our modern, analytical minds. But what if these stories weren’t just fairy tales? What if fairies and mermaids were actual people that existed in different form? What if their world collided ...
Mermaids are one of those mythical creatures that have haunted our imaginations for thousands of years. There are literally hundreds of mermaid legends spanning continents dating back centuries. Why are there so many stories of mermaids, if there isn’t some kind of truth behind the ...
Mermaids have been a part of mythology for centuries—more like thousands of years. In fact, if one digs deep enough, one may find a story of a mermaid in almost every culture and ancient society around the world…though they might call the mermaid something different depending on the ...
Where do mermaids come from? Mermaid legends are told all over the world. We hear of mermaids in Ireland, Scotland, England, Israel, India, Greece, Syria, China, and in Africa. How is it that so many different cultures across the world have their own mermaid legends? How is it that cultures far ...