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an ancient statue of a mermaid and a sea horse on display in front of a black background
In Greek mythology, Scylla (Greek: Σκύλλα, Skylla, pronounced [skýl̚la]) was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.
a carved wooden bird sitting on top of a piece of wood
St Botolph's church in Grimston - the... © Evelyn Simak
St Botolph's church in Grimston - the mermaid by Evelyn Simak, via Geograph
a drawing of a woman sitting on the ground next to a tree with birds flying around her
Mermaid-Siren. Italian/French c. 1400. bodl_Douce62
an old book with a drawing of a mermaid holding a baby in it's lap
A vain mermaid, admiring herself in a mirror. Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, Folio 60r
an old drawing of two mermaids holding umbrellas and standing on the same side
Detail from "The Rutland Psalter", medieval (c1260), British Library Add MS 62925. f 76r
an image of a coat of arms with a woman holding two dolphins in the middle
c.1530 [BSB-Hss Cod.icon. 391] German armorial folio 21v.
a statue of a man sitting on top of a pillar next to a building wall
Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Triton als Brunnenaufsatz vor St.Johannis
Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Triton als Brunnenaufsatz vor St.Johannis |
a drawing of a woman with long hair and no bra standing in front of an ocean wave
The siren in the Hortus sanitatis, “De piscibus,” chapter 83, published in 1491. (British Library, IB.344). Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps.
an illuminated manuscript with a mermaid holding a fish
Animali fantastici
an ancient mosaic with a man holding a snake in it's hand and the words,
Mermaids