BE WARNED CREW! To look into the eyes of a mermaid is to seal your fate. In this episode, we find out why mermaid legends have stood the test of time and what this means in terms of symbology and maritime culture overall. Your captain takes you all around the world to learn about the ladies that lurk in the depths of the sea. LISTEN NOW!

REFERENCES:

BRINK-ROBY, H. (2008). Siren canora: the mermaid and the mythical in late nineteenth-century science. Archives of Natural History, 35(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3366/e0260954108000041

Sax, B. (2000). The mermaid and her sisters: From archaic goddess to consumer society. Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, 7(2), 43–54. https://doi.org/10.1093/isle/7.2.43