μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Woman from water world.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Fish-men. · view the constellation · filed as B81.0.2

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Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross.
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Filed under Mermaid. Woman with tail of fish. Lives in sea.

Filed beside it
Mermaids are like fishes in the water, like men on land Mermaids from Pharoah's children. They were drowned in the Red Sea Mermaid marries man Mermaid leads people astray Mermaid captures a maiden Mermaid sits on knight's bedpost Mermaid has human midwife Mermaid warns of bad weather Mermaid cannot pass through ice Appearance of mermaid Mermaid swallows man Mermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drowns When mermaid appears Miscellaneous actions of mermaid

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