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  2. Ningyo - Wikipedia

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    A number of other Japanese scholarship on the ningyo also discussed the supposed siren-mermaid bones being trafficked by the Europeans as heishimureru (Spanish/Portuguese: peixe mulher; Galician: peixe muller, 'woman fish') [204] [200] One identifiable source was the Flemish Jesuit Verbiest aka Nan Huairen (mid-17c.) who wrote in Chinese, cited ...

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.

  4. Amabie - Wikipedia

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    The amabie.Woodblock print, late Edo period, dated Kōka 3 ().. Amabie (アマビエ) is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman with a bird beak-like mouth and three legs or tail-fins, who allegedly emerges from the sea, prophesies either an abundant harvest or an epidemic, and instructed people to make copies of its likeness to defend against illness.

  5. List of aquatic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    The Murloc are a species of amphibious creatures which live in tribes in World of Warcraft [30] Neptuna, the mermaid-like boss in Croc: Legend of the Gobbos; The Rokea from the roleplaying game Werewolf: the Apocalypse; The sahuagin from the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game [31] The Salarians, a race in the Mass Effect series

  6. Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and ...

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    Let's dive into the truth behind these half-human creatures popularized by movies like "The Little Mermaid." ... says is among the most familiar connects them to the sirens from Greek mythology ...

  7. Merfolk - Wikipedia

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    Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc. In English, female merfolk are called mermaids, although in a strict sense, mermaids are confined to beings who are half-woman and half-fish in appearance; male merfolk are called mermen. Depending on the story, they can ...

  8. Mermaid - Wikipedia

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    "Nereid" and "nymph" have also been applied to actual mermaid-like marine creatures purported to exist, from Pliny (cf. §Roman Lusitania and Gaul) and onwards. Jane Ellen Harrison (1882) has speculated that the mermaids or tritonesses of Greek and Roman mythology may have been brought from the Middle East, possibly transmitted by Phoenician ...

  9. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Japanese Cat Names Inspired by Mythology Japan has a rich, unique history of folklore populated by a vast array of mystical, eerie, and downright bizarre yokai . Like many famous yokai , our cats ...