Too Many Unicorns, Fairies & Mermaids (Flip, Flap and Find)

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The female oceanids, nereids and naiads are mythical water nymphs or deities, although not depicted with fish tails. "Nereid" and "nymph" have also been applied to actual mermaid-like marine creatures purported to exist, from Pliny (cf. §Roman Lusitania and Gaul) and onwards. Jane Ellen Harrison (1882) has speculated that the mermaids or tritonesses of Greek and Roman mythology may have been brought from the Middle East, possibly transmitted by Phoenician mariners. [35] October 2019: I will be hosting a very special workshop at Glastonbury Town as a part of the Fairy Fayre. Details coming soon. With advantages though, come disadvantages because the Hydration need decays much faster when staying outside during daytime! Normally you’d have to spend most of your time near water sources but, to make things easier, I made sure that everytime they use water and then they don’t use it anymore, the “Hydrated” (+2 Happy) buff, which lasts 4 hours, will appear and will slowly fill the hydration need. If a mermaid doesn’t care about their hydration they will pass 2 stages before dying:

In another short ballad, "Clerk Colvill" ( Child ballad No. 42), the mermaid seduces the title character and foretells his doom. It has been surmised that in the original complete version, the man was being penalized for spurning her, though the Scandinavian counterparts that tells the complete story feature an elf-woman or elf queen rather than mermaid. [121] Guest Speakers Include: Desirée Dunbar, Fiona Horne, Abiola Abrams, Rebecca Wilson, Maria Minnis, Jada Kalika, Karen Kay, Amy Cesari, Hibiscus Mudang, Desiree Diaz, Renee Baribeau, Erika Alaura, Elsa Field, Tara Jade Nichols, Emily Rivera… and more! 🤩 Children, Childish and Insane sims will continuously react when they see a fairy receiving the “Wow! A Fairy!” (+6 happy) Buff for 6 hours (NOTE: After the buff expires they will have it again if they see a fairy again)a b Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek ms. 223, fol. 32r. [47] Maurer (1967) ed. Der altdeutsche Physiologus [note 37], 92, apud Pakis (2010), p.126, n37. (olim MS Philol. 244), von der Hagen, F.H. (1824) ed., pp. 52–53. In Zimbabwe mermaids are known as "njuzu". They are believed to be solitary and occupy one body of water. Individual njuzu may be benevolent or malicious. Angry njuzu may be blamed for unexpected misfortunes, such as bad weather or the sudden disappearance of people. Benevolent njuzu are thought to reside in peaceful lakes or rivers. If a person goes missing near such lakes or rivers, they may have been taken by the njuzu. To obtain the person's release, local elders will brew beer as a propitiatory offering, and ask the njuzu to return the person alive. Those seeking the person's release are not supposed to cry or shed tears. If the njuzu releases the person, they will become or be regarded as a n'anga, or traditional healer, with knowledge of herbs, medicinal plants, and cures. [ citation needed]

Mermaids have been a popular subject of art and literature in recent centuries, such as in Hans Christian Andersen's literary fairy tale " The Little Mermaid" (1836). They have subsequently been depicted in operas, paintings, books, comics, animation, and live-action films.A shield and sword-wielding mermaid ( Syrenka) is on the official coat of arms of Warsaw. [362] Images of a mermaid have symbolized Warsaw on its arms since the middle of the 14th century. [363] Several legends associate Triton of Greek mythology with the city, which may have been the origin of the mermaid's association. [364] The accounts are found in several books, on various topics from magnetism, to natural history, to ecclesiastical history. [284] According to Navarrete, an indigenous man had confessed to having nightly sexual intercourse with a piscis mulier or pexemulier "said to resemble a woman from the breasts down" . [281] [286] Interest in mermaid costuming has grown with the popularity of fantasy cosplay, as well as the availability of inexpensive monofins used in the construction of these costumes. The costumes are typically designed to be used while swimming, in an activity known as mermaiding. Mermaid fandom conventions have also been held. [367] [368] Gallery

Exciting news for January! You’ve got something amazing and divine to share which is utterly unique to you. It’s like treasure which sings and shines and dances inside you, even when you have no idea how to find it or share it with the world. She is Wâchilt, whose great-grandson ( German: Urenkel) is Wittich. [12] In other words she is Velent/Wieland's grandmother. [13] or "Wittich's father's father's mother", [14] in the Dietrich Cycle. In the interim, the siren as pure mermaid was becoming commonplace, particularly in the so-called "Second Family" Latin bestiaries, as represented in one of the early manuscripts classified into this group ( Additional manuscript 11283, c. 1170–1180s. Fig., top right). [60] (Mirror and comb)There is also an account of the hairenyu [ ja]( 海人魚; literally "sea human fish"), given in the Taiping guangji compilation, sourced from the work entitled Qiawenji ( 洽聞記). The female of its kind had a head like beautiful woman's, with hair like a horse's tail, and white skin like jade without scales, covered with multicolored downy hair (or peach fuzz), and legless. The male and female had sexual organs like humans, so that widows and widowers would keep them in their ponds, and the creatures could perform sexual intercourse normally as a human would. [201] [202] [x] The Neo-Taíno nations of the Caribbean identify a mermaid called Aycayia [232] [233] with attributes of the goddess Jagua and the hibiscus flower of the majagua tree Hibiscus tiliaceus. [234] In modern Caribbean culture, there is a mermaid recognized as a Haitian vodou loa called La Sirene (lit. "the mermaid"), representing wealth, beauty and the orisha Yemaya. [ citation needed] Iara and Ipupiara The appearance/sighting alone betides an impending storm. [161] Norwegians do not wish to see the havfrue, as she heralds storm or bad weather (Norway). [163] [143] The appearance of the sjörå forebodes a storm or poor catch in Swedish tradition, much as the appearance of the skogsrå (wood-nymph) presages poor catch for the hunter. [161] [156] According to the superstitions of Swedish fishermen, if one saw a sjörå　who was harbinger of tempest and bad catch, one should not tell his comrades but strike flint against steel to light a spark. [156] Spaces are limited for this unique and magical gathering. Accommodation and food is not included. Light refreshments are provided. There are plenty of places to eat on the nearby High Street. There are local B&B’s and places to stay in the town. In heraldry, the charge of a mermaid is commonly represented with a comb and a mirror, [358] [359] and blazoned as a "mermaid in her vanity". [360] In addition to vanity, mermaids are also a symbol of eloquence. [361]