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Mermaids
A legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover.
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There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath...
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― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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The difference between my darkness and your darkness is that I can look at my own badness in the face and accept its existence while you are busy covering your mirror with a white linen sheet. The difference between my sins and your sins is that when I sin I know I'm sinning while you have actually fallen prey to your own fabricated illusions. I am a siren, a mermaid; I know that I am beautiful while basking on the ocean's waves and I know that I can eat flesh and bones at the bottom of the sea.
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From the mermaid trilogy by Sarah Porter, here both mermaids and mermans alike join tribes and t…more
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A group dedicated to literature, art and history pertaining to beasts of yore.
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This group was created by the author for fans of 'Mystic Tides' to discuss and ask questions abo…more
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Welcome to Eden, a cute, quaint, quiet town on the outskirts of civilization, nestled in between…more
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