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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 ...
The biblical fish category includes marine mammals. ("Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones..." Lamentations 4:3 A.V. & D.V.) Jonah's fish: According to the Book of Jonah, a "great fish" swallowed the prophet Jonah (Jonah 1:17 A.V.), and he was in its belly for three days, before being vomited up.
Ikatere, a fish god, the father of all the sea creatures including mermaids. Kiwa, a guardian of the sea. Rongomai, a whale god. Ruahine, an eel god. Taniwha, deities or monsters (often take forms resembling dragons). Tangaroa, god of the sea. Tawhirimātea, god of the weather, rain, storms and wind; Tinirau, a guardian of the sea.
The Fish People from the radio broadcast Alexei Sayle and the Fish People; The Fishmen are a race of fish-like humans from the anime One Piece. They are modeled after different aquatic lifeforms. The Fishmen can breed with Giants to create Wotans. Gill (aka Gil Moss) from "Kim Possible" [39] Goo, a mermaid character from Gumby [40]
In Māori and Polynesian mythology, Ikatere, also spelled Ika-tere, [1] ('fast fish') [2] is a fish god, the father of all sea creatures, including mermaids. He is a son of Punga , and a grandson of Tangaroa , and his brother is Tū-te-wehiwehi [ 1 ] [ 2 ] (Grey 1971:1–5).
“The best apocryphal story credits Christopher Columbus for spotting a mermaid during his voyage but actually ‘discovering’ North America’s first manatee,” he continues, adding that ...
Triton was the father of a daughter named Pallas and foster parent to the goddess Athena, according to Pseudo-Apollodorus's Bibliotheca. [ c ] [ 39 ] Elsewhere in the Bibliotheca , there appears a different Pallas , a male figure overcome by Athena.
Pat Carroll, who voiced Ursula in "The Little Mermaid," died Saturday at 95. The role defined Disney's queer canon — and helped launch a renaissance.