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Mermen are mythical male legendary creatures who are human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down. They are less commonly known than their female counterparts, mermaids. In Greek mythology, mermen were often illustrated to have green seaweed-like hair, a beard, and a trident. In Irish mythology, mermen are described as extremely ugly creatures with pointed green teeth, pig-like eyes, green hair, and a red nose. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x970, 158 KB) A relatively benign merman complete with scales caught in the Baltic Sea in 1531 according to Johann Zahns sources. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (700x970, 158 KB) A relatively benign merman complete with scales caught in the Baltic Sea in 1531 according to Johann Zahns sources. ...
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A mermaid (from the Middle English mere in the obsolete sense sea (as in maritime, the Latin mare, sea) + maid(en)) is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish. ...
The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ...
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In some modern works and films however, mermen are portrayed as handsome, strong and brave. They are almost always portrayed wearing no clothing, no matter what the temperature of the water is, with the exception of armour or cloaks in some settings.
The actions and behavior of mermen can vary wildly depending on the source and time period of the stories. They have been said to sink ships by summoning great storms, but also said to be wise teachers, according to earlier mythology. A merman, like a mermaid, attracts humans with singing and tones.
Mermen are rarely seen marrying human women; when this happens the merman's new bride becomes a mermaid. After parenting other mermaids or mermen the new mermaid may feel homesick for her family and friends and demand to be set free, after which the merman would have to find another bride.[citation needed]
Mermen of lore
- The most well-known merman was probably Triton, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Although Amphitrite gave birth to a merman, neither Poseidon nor Amphitrite were merfolk, although both were able to live under water as easily as on land. Triton was also known as the Trumpeter of the Sea for his usage of a conch shell.
- Other noteworthy mermen were the Babylonian Oannes and Ea, and the Sumerian Enki.
- Another notable merman from Greek mythology was Glaucus. He was born a human and lived his early life as a fisherman. One day, while fishing, he saw that the fish he caught would jump from the grass and into the sea. He ate some of the grass, believing it to have magical properties, and felt an overwhelming desire to be in the sea. He jumped in the ocean and refused to go back on land. The sea gods nearby heard his prayers and transformed him into a sea god. Ovid describes the transformation of Glaucus in the Metamorphoses, describing him as a blue-green man with a fishy member where his legs had been.
- Norse mythology, in particular Icelandic folklore has mermen, known as Marbendlar.
- In Dogon mythology, ancestral spirits called Nommo had humanoid upper torsos, legs and feet, and a fish-like lower torso and tail.
Triton is a Greek god, the messenger of the deep. ...
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Mosaic from Herculaneum depicting Poseidon and Amphitrite In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (not to be confused with Aphrodite) was a sea-goddess. ...
Mermen are mythical male legendary creatures who are human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, whose consorts were their female counterparts, the more commonly known mermaids. ...
A conch shell A Conch is a sea creature, a marine gastropod. ...
Babylonia was a state in the south part of Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ...
Oannes, was the name given by the 3rd century BC Babylonian writer Berossus to a mythical being who taught mankind wisdom. ...
Enki ( DEN.KI lord of the earth) was a deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in Babylonian mythology, originally chief God of the city of Eridu. ...
Sumer (or Å umer) was the earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East, located in the southern part of Mesopotamia (southeastern Iran) from the time of the earliest records in the mid 4th millennium BC until the rise of Babylonia in the late 3rd millennium BC. The term Sumerian applies...
Enki (DEN.KI(G)) was a deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in Babylonian mythology, originally chief God of the city of Eridu. ...
In Greek mythology, Glaucus (shiny, bright or bluish-green) was the name of several different figures, including one God. ...
// Cover of George Sandyss 1632 edition of Ovids Metamorphosis Englished The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid is a poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history of the world in terms according to Greek and Roman points of view. ...
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Modern Society - In modern society, a Merman is an extreme case of a metrosexual, also known as an Übersexual.
- Ben Stiller's character in Zoolander illustrates the ideal merman and all qualities that all mermen strive to obtain.
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The word übersexual (from German über = above, superior and Latin sexus = gender) is a neologism for a conception of masculinity. ...
Zoolander is a 2001 film based on a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television show in 1996 and 1997. ...
Entertainment - The Thirteenth Year (1999) is about a teenage boy turning into a merman.
- Madonna's music video Cherish features the singer along a shore while mermen swim in the ocean.[1]
- In The Little Mermaid animated TV series, an original character by the name of Urchin is a merboy and Ariel's new friend. He shares her love for adventure and is unofficially her adopted brother.
- In the movie Zoolander (2001), the miners at the bar are all laughing at Derek Zoolander's "mermaid" commercial. At the mention of Derek's mother's death, his father quips "I just thank the lord she didn't live to see her son as a friggin' mermaid!" Derek, hurt, responds, "Merman... Merman!"
- Erotica author Megan Hussey has written several romantic e-books pertaining to the merman legend, including "A Good Catch" and "Prince of the Seas," released through Silk's Vault publishing, as well as "Azure Masquerade" and "Passion Storm" through Midnight Showcase (in print, audio and e-book versions).[citation needed]
- Jimi Hendrix has a song called "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)", one of his longest studio recordings. It was released on Electric Ladyland, Hendrix's last studio album.
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Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ...
Cherish is a pop song written by American singer Madonna and Patrick Leonard for Madonnas fourth album Like a Prayer (1989). ...
The Little Mermaid is an animated television series based on the 1989 film of the same name, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. ...
Zoolander is a 2001 film based on a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Ben Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television show in 1996 and 1997. ...
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References - ^ Madonna: 'Cherish'. AOL Video. Retrieved on April 27, 2007.
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