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Sirena Mô, Mermaid of Mahon

May 28, 2022 By Mermaids of Earth

Siren of Mahon

There is a well known legend of the mermaid of Mahón and a nephew of Hannibal of Carthage.  Mahón is a port city on the island of Menorca, not far from Mallorca.  Mahón is also known as Maó-Mahón or simply Maó, which in the local pronunciation is shortened to Mó.   Originally, in 205 BC,  […]

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Who Was Amphitrite and Why is Her Statue Off Grand Cayman Island?

April 1, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

Amphitrite

There is no shortage of beautiful sights in the Caribbean, but there is one that only so many can see… because it is in 55 feet of water off Grand Cayman Island. It is this magnificent mermaid statue named Amphitrite. Thousands of divers flock to Grand Cayman to see Amphitrite every year. Amphitrite is a […]

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The Little Mermaid Commemorative Edition – published

January 30, 2013 By Mermaids of Earth

The Little Mermaid - Commemorative Edition

My book, The Little Mermaid Commemorative Edition, just got published as an e-book through Amazon Kindle. It is a modern English translation of the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, and commemorates the 100 Year Anniversary of the famous bronze mermaid statue of The Little Mermaid, which was unveiled in August of 1913 at […]

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Sirena Leganés Inmaculada

Sirena Inmaculada

This mermaid in the Spanish city of Leganés on the south side of Madrid was commissioned by the Leganés City Council. It was sculpted by Luis Arencibia Betancort, an artist from the Canary Islands, in 2000. Betancourt’s sculptures adorn a number of locations in the Madrid area, where he lived and worked and was well […]

Siren of Mahon

Sirena Mô, Mermaid of Mahon

There is a well known legend of the mermaid of Mahón and a nephew of Hannibal of Carthage.  Mahón is a port city on the island of Menorca, not far from Mallorca.  Mahón is also known as Maó-Mahón or simply Maó, which in the local pronunciation is shortened to Mó.   Originally, in 205 BC,  […]

Nymph on Seahorse in Vevey

Lake Geneva’s Seahorse Mermaids

On the promenade in Vevey, on the northeast side of Lake Geneva, are three sculptures of nymphs riding seahorses. Although often referred to as mermaids, these are more accurately nymphs or water spirits – one is a child (in the pool) and the other two (in the lake) are adults, one holding a sphere and […]

 

 

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