The roots of mythology mermaids have
different variations of the story. In modern myth we tend to see a mermaid with
a single way that is kind and generous to people, but not all such stories.
Mermaid legends of the earliest known to have come from Syria about 1000 BC
where the goddess Atargatis plunge into the lake and turned into fish, but
there is great power that does not allow for change as a whole so that only the
hips down to a fish and half his upper body remains in the form humans
As a myth - a mermaid story tends to change
from time to time, such as Atargatis myth that then mixes with the Syrian
goddess Ashtarte treated the same as Aphrodite of Greek mythology. Although
Aphrodite is rarely depicted in the form of a mermaid, but Aphrodite is the
same mythology Pisces (fish symbol zodiac) is believed to come from the roots
of Syrian mythology.
Then the other story of the mermaid
mythology comes from Homer's epic entitled "The Odyssey". This is the
version that includes the popular mermaid in history whose story is widely
available in the UK and The Arabian Nights from the Middle East. In this
mythical mermaids would sing to the sailors or men who were near the coast to
hypnotize them with beauty and rhythm of the sound. Those affected would either
rush to the sea to drown, be eaten or killed.
Another version of the story of the mermaid
myth that malice is a big danger for men who believe they saw a woman drowning
in which they then intend to dive into the water to save him. Another story
suggests that the mermaid forgot or did not understand that humans can not
breathe in the water so that when they pulled him into the sea accidentally
drowning.
Today in modern mythology, mermaids are
more likely to be seen as an innocent sweet creature who always help people who
are in trouble. Most of the modern interpretation of a mermaid can be seen in
the story of the most famous of all the mermaid mythology of "The Little
Mermaid" by HC Andersen, which was filmed by Disney with the same title.
The similarity of the various
interpretations of the mythology of mermaids there are many people believe that
these creatures are immortal and have power as the ability to cure disease, to
realize the desire to give immortality.
The people in continental Europe tend to
have a more negative outlook for these creatures, but many countries in the
Pacific Islands to see the mermaid as a sign of good fortune. In Warsaw, Poland
mermaid is a symbol of the city, and the story of the mermaid comes from
everywhere from central Africa to Canada to Israel. Very much for being who
trusted no one.
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