Mermaid
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Mermaid
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.
Mermaids are associated with the mythological Greek sirens as well as with sirenia, a biological order comprising dugongs and manatees. Some of the historical sightings by sailors may have been misunderstood encounters with these aquatic mammals. Christopher Columbus reported seeing mermaids while exploring the Caribbean, and sightings have been reported in the 20th and 21st centuries in Canada, Israel and Zimbabwe. The U.S. National Ocean Service stated in 2012 that no evidence of mermaids has ever been found.
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May 6th, 2014
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Comments (59)
Sharon Elliott
:Love this.....so unique....I also loved the history and legend behind mermaids. SE f
Maria Hunt
I always come back to enjoy this. It took me a while before I worked out that those were not kelp floating but peeling paint. Stunning, Marcia F/L
Maria Hunt
Just revisiting. Took me a bit the first time to work out this was peeling paint. Beautifully done, Marcia
Jan Dappen
Wow, this is amazing...I thought it was a reflection at first but realized it is wood...So unique, well done!
Maria Hunt
OH MY GOSH.. It is the side of a building with the paint peeling. How creative and wonderful.. It looked like the mermaid in water. Just incredible. Funny how the mind tries to relate it to past experiences and posibilties.. Love it