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Interestingly, for a country surrounded by oceans and seas, mermaids are largely portrayed as freshwater creatures living in rivers, lakes and billabongs.

The Australian Aborigines of today also believe that mermaids still exist in their waters and rivers.  In some Northern Territory regions, mermaids were believed to instruct women in ceremonial procedures in early Dreamtime, particularly those procedures related to fertility. It was believed that they were still present in many areas and could be seen sitt

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In these myths, mermaids would sing to men on ships or shores nearby, practically hypnotizing them with their beauty and song.  Those affected would rush out to sea only to be either drowned, eaten, or otherwise sent to their doom.

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The earliest known mermaid legends come from Syria around 1000 B.C. where the Syrian goddess Atargatis dove into a lake to take the form of a fish, but the powers there would not allow her give up her great beauty, so only her bottom half became a fish and she kept her top half in human form.

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Ancient mermaids

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modern/scenctific mermaid

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Mermaid 3000 Feet Deep Off the Coast of Greenland Mermaid Caught on Film

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Mermaids heard and caught on film deep in the ocean off the coast of greenland. Credit: Animal Planet

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Pan TRAILER 2 (2015) - Hugh Jackman, Cara Delevingne Fantasy HD

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Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Pan TRAILER 2 (2015) - Hugh Jackman, Cara Delevingne Fantasy HD The story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland.

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The Second Task - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire HD

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mermaid-inspired characterisation