In this third and final part of the MerMay Mermaids special episodes, we deep dive into the themes and symbolism that consistently showed up in Mermaid tales. 

Resources if you’re curious:

https://asoothingliving.com/types-of-mermaids/

https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/

https://bookriot.com/mermaids-from-around-the-world/

https://aquamermaid.com/blogs/news/mermaid-stories-from-around-the-world

https://www.mochamermaid.com/blog/merfolk-mythology-from-around-the-world

https://www.animatorisland.com/what-is-mermay/#:~:text=The%20legendary%20animator%20Tom%20Bancroft,drawing%20every%20day%20in%20May.%E2%80%9D

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Sirens/sirens.html

https://wakingbear.org/la-sirene-the-mermaid-of-vodou/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-goddess-of-the-sea-the-story-of-sedna#:~:text=Sedna%20is%20a%20centrally%20important,from%20an%20angakok%20(shaman)

https://www.majesticwhaleencounters.com.au/fairytales-myths-legends-and-fantasythe-three-most-famous-mermaids-in-history#:~:text=Atargatis%20caused%20the%20death%20of,had%20now%20become%20a%20mermaid

https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/yemaya-mother-orisha-of-the-sea/#:~:text=Yemay%C3%A1%20is%20the%20Yoruba%20orisha,a%20powerful%20influence%20on%20women

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oshun

https://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults#:~:text=A%20southwest%20Pacific%20example%20of,would%20induce%20ancestral%20spirits%20or

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4351817?mag=mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin&seq=1

If you have your own tales to tell, you can email [email protected]

Artwork: @lokdunk

Music: 

Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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