The Journal

Stories & Discoveries

Mermaid tales, new statue discoveries, mythology and ocean culture from around the world.

Bali’s Jemeluk Coral Reef Mermaid

This mermaid was installed in 2013 as part of artificial reefs being built to replace natural coral reefs destroyed in…

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Giant Mermaid at Kollam Beach, India

India is definitely the land of large mermaid statues. Here is the 27′ concrete mermaid sculpture at the Mahatma Gandhi…

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The Chinese Mermaid Goddess Nüwa

In Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, is a large statue of Nüwa, an ancient Chinese goddess, best known for creating mankind and…

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St. Louis Meeting of the Waters Mermaids

The sculpture known as the Meeting of the Waters is really 19 sculptures representing the meeting of the Mississippi and…

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Thessalonike of Macedon

According to Greek legend the half-sister of Alexander the Great, Thessalonike, turned into a mermaid when she tried ending her life by jumping…

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