Mermaids are commonly half woman (head, arms, and torso) and half fish-like (the midsection and below). In traditional folklore other mer beings or merfolk may be men, spirits, dieties, or have traits more animal than humanoid. Theorized origins of the mermaid range from belief to the health disorder sirenomelia to misconstrued sightings of sea mammals such as the dugong who some believe to be the source of the mermaid legends.
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- Water Spirits and Mermaids: The Copperbelt Case A draft paper on African water spirits.
- Wikipedia: Mermaid Encyclopedic article on the female mythological aquatic creature, including sections on fiction, history, art and literature.
- Mermaid mummies Article on reported mummified remains of Edo-period Japan.
- Water Spirit Legends 1 Mermaids, water sprites, and demons from various cultures.
- Encyclopedia Mythica: Mermaid Descriptive summary.
- Wikipedia: Nommos Humanoid deities with fish-like tales, worshipped by the Dogon tribe of Mali.
- Humanity: Mermaid Tales Collection of legends from different cultures around the world.
- Obsidian Magazine: The Mermaid Article by Peg Aloi, describing the mythos of mer creatures.
- h2g2: Mermaids Mythology, modern science, literature, and anatomy in relation to international and historic variations.