Author of 'Mermaid and Pirate,' Tracey Baptiste, says long before the upcoming Disney remake, cultures around the world told these fairytales.

Cornack, whose work John Waters has praised, writes and directs the SXSW 2025 feature “Mermaid” about a lonely drug addict who befriends a beautiful mythical creature.

Mermaids almost always appear as half human, half fish (or other aquatic/serpentine animals). More often than not, the human half of the mermaid appears feminine — and is usually beautiful. Celtic ...

MERMAIDS are mythical creatures that often have the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish. Over the years, they have been highlighted in various TV shows and movies, causing many to wonder i… ...

Christopher Columbus said that mermaids he had seen were “not half as beautiful as they are painted, though to some extent they have the form of a human face”—probably because he wasn’t ...