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Folklore: Stories of mermaids etc & mortal men

09 May 03 - 11:10 PM (#949701)
Subject: Folklore: Stories of mermaids etc & mortal men
From: katlaughing

Just happened upon this site, today and thought some might enjoy them:

stories of mermaids, water sprites and forest nymphs who married mortal men

I am re-reading Quentin Durward and was looking up Melusina for reference.:-) Beautiful name!


25 May 23 - 01:04 PM (#4173114)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Stories of mermaids etc & mortal men
From: FreddyHeadey

Mermaids, Caribbean tales and copyright

Free Thinking - BBC radio 3 May 2023

Disney's The Little Mermaid and a musical adaptation of a Caribbean version of the story kick off our conversation as Shahidha Bari is joined by director Ola Ince, historian and Sarah Peverley, who is writing a cultural history of mermaids. "Mermaid hunter" Sacha Coward considers mermaids as queer icons,
and Claudy Op den Kamp talks us through Disney copyright history.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lzh


25 May 23 - 02:42 PM (#4173124)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Stories of mermaids etc & mortal men
From: Stilly River Sage

In 20 years (almost to the week!) no mention of The Great Silkie or The Eddystone Light (this thread contains links to versions of the song plus parodies)?

Songs With Mermaids In is a previous Mudcat thread.