Mermaids Are the New Vampires – for Girls and Women

January 25, 2013 By Mermaids of Earth

Here is another news story – to some degree a follow-on to Brenda Peterson’s article from two days ago – about the trend of mermaids increasing for young adult readers, and vampires vaning in popularity.

There is definitely still a lot of literature on both, but it is interesting to see the continuously growing trend on mermaids becoming ever more popular.

A Mermaid on the Greek Island of 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 […]

The Syros Mermaid: Panagia Gorgona

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 […]