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Mermaid statue “Panagia Gorgona” (Virgin Mary the Mermaid) on Syros, Greece

On the Greek Island of Syros, by the water is a fountain featuring a mermaid and a fisherman.  The mermaid is Panagia Gorgona (which means Virgin Mary the Mermaid), patroness of fishermen.   The sculpture is a tribute to fishermen lost at sea.  ( map )

Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece
Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece. Photo by Christopher Zervas.

Where better to have a mermaid statue than on a Greek Island?

The sculpture was created by sculptor Giorgos Xenoulis of Athens, who also created a mermaid statue fountain on the island of Poros.

Panagia Gorgona Mermaid on Syros, Greece
Panagia Gorgona Mermaid on Syros, Greece. Photo by Olivier Denier Long.
Panagia Gorgona Mermaid on Syros, Greece
Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece. Photo by Dimitrios Dalagiorgos.
Panagia Gorgona Mermaid on Syros, Greece
Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece. Photo by Christopher Zervas.
Panagia Gorgona Mermaid on Syros, Greece
Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece. Photo by Christopher Zervas.
Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece
Panagia Gorgona mermaid on Syros in Greece. Photo by Christopher Zervas.

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