SPECIAL: MerMay Mermaids Episode Part III

In this third and final part of the MerMay Mermaids special episodes, we deep dive into the themes and symbolism that consistently showed up in Mermaid tales. 

Resources if you’re curious:

https://asoothingliving.com/types-of-mermaids/

https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/

https://bookriot.com/mermaids-from-around-the-world/

https://aquamermaid.com/blogs/news/mermaid-stories-from-around-the-world

https://www.mochamermaid.com/blog/merfolk-mythology-from-around-the-world

https://www.animatorisland.com/what-is-mermay/#:~:text=The%20legendary%20animator%20Tom%20Bancroft,drawing%20every%20day%20in%20May.%E2%80%9D

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Sirens/sirens.html

https://wakingbear.org/la-sirene-the-mermaid-of-vodou/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-goddess-of-the-sea-the-story-of-sedna#:~:text=Sedna%20is%20a%20centrally%20important,from%20an%20angakok%20(shaman)

https://www.majesticwhaleencounters.com.au/fairytales-myths-legends-and-fantasythe-three-most-famous-mermaids-in-history#:~:text=Atargatis%20caused%20the%20death%20of,had%20now%20become%20a%20mermaid

https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/yemaya-mother-orisha-of-the-sea/#:~:text=Yemay%C3%A1%20is%20the%20Yoruba%20orisha,a%20powerful%20influence%20on%20women

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oshun

https://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults#:~:text=A%20southwest%20Pacific%20example%20of,would%20induce%20ancestral%20spirits%20or

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4351817?mag=mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin&seq=1

If you have your own tales to tell, you can email creepycoreandfolklore@gmail.com

Artwork: @lokdunk

Music: 

Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com