Mermaid Tail Dolls — Byron Bay

The mermaid is a mythological water spirit that legends say are half human and half fish. The name comes form the word mer meaning sea. Male mermaids are called mermen. Mermaids are often depicted with long flowing hair and holding a mirror and comb grooming their long tresses. They were often said to appear at the sites of tragic events such as violent storms, drownings, floods, tidal waves and shipwrecks. Sometimes the mermaid was benevolent and fell in love with a human or saved them and bestowed gifts. The history of the mermaid legend goes back to Assyria thousands of...