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A Mermaid on the Greek Island of Poros

April 30, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth 2 Comments

Mermaid Fountain on Poros

There is a fountain on the Greek island of Poros which contains this mermaid sculpture. Mermaids have a long history in Greece, going back to the Sirens and the Nereids in Greek Mythology.   The Nereids were sea nymphs or mermaids, and were daughters of Nereus, oldest son of Pontus (The Sea) and Gaia (The […]

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The Syros Mermaid: Panagia Gorgona

April 23, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth 1 Comment

Mermaid and Fisherman on Syros

On the Greek Island of Syros is a fountain by the water, featuring a mermaid and a fisherman.  The mermaid is the Syros mermaid Panagia Gorgona, which translates to “Saint Mermaid” or “Virgin Mary the Mermaid”. The sculpture was created by sculptor Giorgos Xenoulis of Athens, and is a tribute to fishermen lost at sea.  It […]

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Stheno of Paralio Astros

April 16, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Stheno Mermaid in Paralio Astros

The city of Paralio Astros (Astros Beach) in Greece has a sculpture known as the Stheno Mermaid. The statue looks out over the

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Sandstone Mermaid on Cyprus

April 9, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Cyprus Mermaid

There is a small fountain featuring a sandstone mermaid statue and several amphoras at the Santa Marina Beach Park in the town of Agia Marina Chrysochouson the north-west part of Cyprus. The beach park is set up for feasts and festivals, weddings and such. It has room and seating for a lot of people, and […]

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Mermaid sculptures at Fethiye, Turkey

April 2, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

Mermaid at Club Hotel Letoonia.

3 life-size mermaid sculptures feature prominently at the Club & Hotel Letoonia in Fethiye’s harbour, near the south-west corner of Turkey. One is close to a small lighthouse and the club’s waterside patio, located where it can be seen with a welcoming gesture to every boat entering the Fethiye harbor. Two other mermaid statues are […]

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The Little Mermaid in Glendale’s Forest Lawn

February 26, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth Leave a Comment

The Little Mermaid at Forest Lawn

British actress Greer Garson placed a copy of Denmark’s statue of The Little Mermaid at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, in memory of her mother. Forest Lawn is the final resting place of hundreds of celebrities – Errol Flynn, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy, just to name a few. It is an exquisitely beautiful location with […]

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Mermaids of Earth site is now live…

August 27, 2012 By Mermaids of Earth 1 Comment

Welcome to Mermaids of Earth. This site is about mermaids on planet Earth. The first focus is to gather information on all mermaid sculptures in public places, including excellent photos, data on who created them, why they are where they are, when they were created, the stories or legends that inspired them, and of course […]

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Guanabara Mermaid

Guanabara Mitológica mermaid in Brazil

The Guanabara Mitológica sculpture is a very contemporary mermaid sculpture at the top of Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay. She is part of the large installation at the top of this mountain, which has multiple levels of viewing platforms overlook Rio de Janeiro from about 1280′ elevation. Guanabara Mitológica was created […]

Mica Sirena mermaid sculpture

The Mica Sirena in Romania

The Mica Sirena (The Little Mermaid) in Piatra Neamt is a fairly close replica of the famous mermaid statue in Copenhagen, albeit with a different face.   The statue originally was placed in Piata Libertatii (Liberty Square) near a statue of Stefan cel Mare (Stephen The Great) in the center of Piatra Neamt, Moldavia, Romania. The plaque […]

Minsen Seewief (mermaid)

Minsen Seewief (mermaid)

Karin Mennen created the Minsen Seewief sculpture and monument in 1992, to preserve and commemorate a cautionary legend from the 16th century in northern Germany. According to legend a mermaid was trapped by fishermen.  She pleaded to be released, but they refused. Eventually she escaped, and then in revenge she destroyed the area – the […]

 

 

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