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Mermaids on the Faroe Islands

January 29, 2018 By Mermaids of Earth

Mermaid (Seal Wife) on Faroe Islands

Selkies are a variation on the mermaid concept in Scottish, Irish, Icelandic and Faroese folklore. They live in the sea as seals, but can once a year shed their seal hide to become human on land. If their seal skin is hidden or stolen, they are unable to return to the sea. This 9 ft […]

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Thank You to the Amazing Photographers who Contributed to the Mermaids Of Earth Coffee-table Book

January 21, 2018 By Mermaids of Earth

Mermaids of Earth coffee-table book

In December of 2017 the Mermaids Of Earth coffee-table book was published, in very large measure thanks to the amazing and generous help from photographers across the world. Your great eye and skill, your care and your fabulous photos helped make this book beautiful. Your help was awesome and a lot of the credit for this book […]

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A Huge “Thank You” to our Kickstarter Mermaids Of Earth Coffee-Table book Campaign Contributors

January 21, 2018 By Mermaids of Earth

In December of 2017 the Mermaids Of Earth coffee-table book was published, in very large measure thanks to the fantastic support of all the campaign backers on our Kickstarter campaign. This support allowed us to finish and print 1,000 copies of the book. With a book this big (12 x 12 inches and 200 pages) […]

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The Mermaids Of Earth Coffee-Table Book is Published

January 18, 2018 By Mermaids of Earth

With the help of a lot of people backing our Kickstarter campaign, 1000 copies of the Mermaids Of Earth Coffee-table Book have been printed. About 300 copies have been sold and the book is now live and available on Amazon.   The book is 12″ x 12″ (30cm x 30cm) and 200 pages.  Here are […]

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Norfolk’s Mermaid

July 11, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

A mermaid has been the signature symbol of the City of Norfolk since 2002.   The idea of a “Mermaid Parade” came up in 1999, and was implemented with local bronze sculptor Kevin Gallup mass-producing 130 mermaid castings for local businesses, artists and homeowners to sponsor and decorate.    The result was mermaids all over […]

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Mermaids Are Saving Our Oceans

June 28, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

A Mermaid movement is gaining momentum, and is already changing the world and the situation of our oceans dying is getting some serious help from our Mermaid friends. With a passion for Mermaids and ocean conservation, there are multiple performing Mermaids and Mermen doing something to protect our global waters. Mermaids are the perfect symbol […]

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Syrenka, the Famous Mermaid of Warsaw

June 20, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

Warsaw-Mermaid-Syrenka

The city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, has a mermaid carrying a sword and shield on its coat of arms. That same mermaid is depicted in images throughout the city. Her name is Syrenka (sometimes Syrena) and she is the city’s protector. The Warsaw mermaid may not be the oldest instance of a mermaid […]

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The Story Behind the Ko Samet Statues

May 9, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

ko-samet

Ko Samet is a small island in a cluster of islands on the eastern seaboard of Thailand. Its beautiful beaches are a big attraction for foreign tourists as well as residents of nearby Bangkok. One of the beaches, Hat Sai Kaeo, is remarkable for more than just its gorgeous sandy shores. It is the home […]

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A Look Into The Tale – and Tail – of Oannes

May 5, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

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Many mythologies feature mermaids, mysterious half-fish, half-human beings. Various cultures worshiped or feared them as deities or spirits. Most have been female, hence the name mermaids. Their male counterparts make rarer appearances in folklore, but there were a few. One of them, Oannes, actually predates the first recorded mermaid – Atargatis, the Assyrian goddess – […]

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Five Endangered Marine Species – Can We Save Them?

April 30, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

Manatee-Close-Up

Earth is still the only place we humans have confirmed as supporting life. Of the millions of species on our planet, the oceans contain several million, many as yet undiscovered. Despite Earth’s surface being 70% covered by water, the oceans are the most unexplored parts of it. Yet oceans are massively important to climate and […]

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Budapest Mermaid Fountain

Opposite the famous Széchenyi Thermal Baths in Budapest is the “Sellők díszkút” (mermaid fountain), created in 1978 by artists Jenő Kerényi and István Szabó. See more details and many more images at the full page for this fountain of mermaids, here.

La Sirene in Bastia, on Corsica, France

News arrived just today of another mermaid sculpture – this time on Corsica, in the commercial harbor of Bastia. This mermaid sculpture was created by the Italian-French sculptor Gabriel Diana in 2002. The mermaid is made in bronze, and is seated on a rock of raw marble, between two large propeller blades (from a propeller whose third […]

Beaulieu-sur-Mer Mermaids

After spending a fabulous morning in Monaco and Èze, we just happened to spot this completely unexpected sculpture of a mermaid mother with her child as we were driving home along the coast.  Located by the marina in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, the sculpture was created in 1997 by Natasha Jusopov, who also sculpted the Lorelei statue in […]

 

 

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