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Virginie Fayad
The differences between sirens and mermaids have become obscured over the centuries and perhaps the two mythological creatures have been confused since the Homeric tales of Odysseus were first passed from mouth to ear. Homer, of course, did not describe the physical attributes of the siren but has Circe describe their danger thus:
Today, on the sun-kissed western shores of Italy, mermaids are once again stirring up trouble as two rival destinations battle it out to lure tourists with claims of being home to the mythological fishy creatures.
Founded in 1930, ISDA has kept its strong sense of community alive and thriving to become one of the largest and most financially successful Italian American organizations in the country. We now unite Italian Americans across states nationwide to celebrate our culture and preserve the traditions our ancestors brought with them from Italy.
For starters, Sorrento is occasionally referred to as the land/city of the mermaids, and for good reason, too. In the very well known and very old (and very long) poem, The Odyssey, the main characters, while sailing past Capri, an island extremely close to Sorrento, are almost wooed to their deaths by the beautiful singing of two interesting mythical creatures called sirens. Although mermaids and sirens are commonly seen as the same in modern media: aquatic, half-fish, half-human mythical creatures, that definition only applies to mermaids. Sirens are half-bird, half-woman, and perch on cliff sides. Both sirens and mermaids are popular mythical creatures in Sorrento, albeit mermaids are the more visually depicted and liked of the two. After all, sirens are known for leading sailors to their deaths with their gorgeous singing (in myths, at least). Whether you like mermaids or sirens, Sorrento is a great place to visit.
Dive into the captivating allure of the Italian Renaissance with this lovely Italian Mermaid print, elegantly encased in an antique frame inspired by Italian architecture and motifs! This exquisite artwork seamlessly fuses the enchantment of mermaids with the artistic grandeur of the Renaissance era.
Trained at the Glasgow School of Art and de Ateliers in Amsterdam, Stein has been exhibiting solo and in group shows for over ten years. I talked to her long-distance as she was working in her studio in Newlyn, Cornwall, in between nursing her youngest child, Sylvia, who was born earlier this year. My first question had to be: why mermaids?
Presented by Galerie Gregor Staiger, Lucy Stein, Thesmophoria, runs at Via Gioacchino Rossini 3, Milan, until 29 July. Lucy Stein will be giving a reading at the gallery on the evening of July 9 entitled Bride of Quiet.
When someone has to choose a name for their child, there is much consideration that goes into it. Sometimes they pick something they just like the sound of, but many feel it is important to find a meaningful name. Maybe they use the name of a beloved family member, or a word of significance, or a name honoring their heritage.
Many myths surround the vast ocean blue. The sea is significant in many religions, from Poseidon ruling the sea, and Triton, a merman from Greek mythology, to Aegir, the Norse god who embodies the sea. In the more mainstream religion Christianity, baptisms have been performed in the sea, and Jesus was said to have walked on water.
Here is a list of some beautiful names that sound fit for a mermaid. If you are looking for a baby name, a mersona name, a character name for a book or D and D character, here is a list of over a hundred names, along with their origin and meaning. This list consists of names with water/ocean/mermaid related words in them, names based on mythology, names whose meanings and translations are mermaid/ocean/water related, names based on characters from movies and shows, names that just sound pretty, and merman names, along with a special paragraph about Mermaid Marielle and her newborn baby.
Pearl- Pearls are glistening pebble-like objects composed of calcium carbonates and are found within mollusks in the sea. In stories and for costumes mermaids don pearl accessories. Real pearls are quite valuable. As a name, it comes from England and has no meaning aside from a pearl.
There are copious tales of gods, goddesses and other ethereal characters that dwell in the sea. Characters of ancient stories are considered to be mythical, just like mermaids. Here are some mermaid names based on figures of folklore and ancient religions.
Diana- She is the Roman goddess who is a patroness of the hunt, wildlife, crossroads, and the moon. She is also known as Artemis in Greek mythology. She is known as a triple goddess, a triad of herself, Egeria the water nymph, and Virbius, a woodland god. The name Diana takes its meaning from the goddess and represents beneficence and wellness.
Aurora- Aurora was the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Aurora Borealis is a name for the Northern Lights. Northern lights are a natural phenomenon that produces eerily beautiful colors in the sky, a magical experience.
Haven- Mrmaids in stories have frequently rescued people from drowning, like in Little Mermaid. Haven means safety, so depending on whether or not you think of yourself as a benevolent mermaid this name could be right for you.
There are many mermaids and some mermen from pop culture, including movies, and shows. Many books tell stories of mermaids, but this section is focusing on mermaid names from the movies Splash, The Little Mermaid, and the show Mako Mermaids.
Athena- This is the deceased wife of King Triton and mother to Ariel and her sisters, who died when Ariel was very little. She has red hair just like Ariel. She was a beloved queen with a gift for music and singing. Athena is also the name of the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.
Traditionally, merpeople are more often female, but there are stories of mermen as well. Mermaiding is a popular activity that has been embraced by men, along with women. Here are some names that make good merman names. Some of them have ocean-related meanings and some of them just sound cool and powerful, which is how I always imagine mermen. Here are some intense-sounding names suitable for mermen.
Orion- Orion is famous in Greek mythology as a giant who was an excellent huntsman and would boast on his hunting abilities. He is said to have been placed among the stars by Zeus, where he is now a constellation in the sky. Orion is one of the brightest constellations in the sky, visible all throughout the world.
This article was inspired by Mermaid Marielle, who just gave birth to her first child, a daughter. Thinking of baby names gave her the idea to compose an article about mermaid related names. She chose the name Stella for her baby girl.
The mermaid of Armand Point is actually a real-life dangerous woman, Helga Weeke, a Danish singer, who was the widow of the Norwegian poet Sigbjrn Ostfelder and an esotericism buff. Considered one of the most beautiful women of the century, her blue eyes had driven more than one artist crazy. Point married her, but Helga left him after eight years of marriage and ended up dying in an asylum at age 53.
The Pre-Raphaelites thought that subdued mermaids were typical of English medieval country churches, but in fact there are also some of them in Italy, for example in the stoup of the baptistery in Cremona. They also appear in the stoups of the churches of San Giorgio in Ganaceto (Modena) and Santa Maria Assunta in Rubbiano (Parma), which some art historians have even attributed to one of the greatest sculptors of the Italian Middle Ages, Wiligelmus.
Enter the third story, the political siren. Mermaids do not always sit submissively by. As the Middle Ages drew to a close, and magic and esotericism became fashionable among the educated classes, the mermaid was rediscovered as a symbol of the deep union between humans and nature, and also between water and eroticism. Some noble families included mermaids in their foundation myths, the best known of which involved the great French house of Lusignan.
The ancestress of the Lusignan, Melusine, in successive versions of the story is a fairy, a shape-shifter, a dragon, a siren, and eventually a mermaid. Raymondin, the founder of the household, finds her swimming in the Enchanted Fountain. Melusine marries him but on one condition: her husband must never look at her on Saturdays when she is bathing. That is the day when Melusine reveals her mermaid tail. Raymondin breaks his vow after seven years, and Melusine disappears, but in the meantime she has sired ten children for him, who will make the Lusignan lineage numerous and powerful.
In January 2002, out of the blue in the bazaar of Toliara, in southwestern Madagascar, word spread that fishermen in nearby Port-Dauphin had caught a mermaid a few weeks earlier and brought her to the village elders who, impatient that she kept drinking their rum, had killed her. Before she died, she asked to be buried in Ankilibe, where her descendants lived. Mouzard noted that older Malagasy do believe that mermaids exist; but in this case there were also bones laid in a coffin and transported from one village to another, which were now on their way to Toliara.
The professors declare that the body is that of a lemur called aye-aye, and have it displayed in the Regional Ethnological Museum together with the records of its passage through the villages (minus the money, which has been confiscated). The locals, while angry about the disappearance of the offerings that they planned to use to build a mausoleum for the mermaid, are not impressed. They observe that the aye-aye is a rare and sacred animal anyway, which can well shapeshift into a mermaid, and several years later were still going to pray to the mermaid at the museum. But the political power had succeeded in exorcising any possible subversive meaning of the mermaid; only the religious one remained.
I was in South Africa last month and learned a somewhat parallel story. Khotso Sethuntsa, the most famous South African herbalist of the 20th century and before he died in 1972 a force to be reckoned with in South African politics, claimed that his magical powers came from his mystical marriage with a mermaid, who lived in a pond near his first residence in Kokstad. Such marriages are not uncommon in Southern African esoteric lore. They give to the man enormous powers but come at a price, since the mermaid asks her husband to relinquish any human love, and may kill his loved ones if he does not comply with her injunction. Purity and danger, again.
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