mermaid: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - What is a mermaid and what do they symbolise? Nov 07, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Night Air - Mermaid. Sep 29, 2025
Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - What is a mermaid? Jun 21, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of Marine and Island Cultures - Elaborating the Aquapelagic Imaginary: Catalina Island, Tourism and Mermaid Iconography. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The mystical heroic symbol of the 21st century: The mermaid as the symbol of charm and secrets in different cultures. Jun 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Digital Commons@Georgia Southern University - A Mermaid�s Tale: The Evolution of the Representation of Mermaids in Popular Culture. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Ocean - From Mermaids to Manatees: the Myth and the Reality. Nov 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Real Mermaids - Mermaid, Mermen and Siren. Aug 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - What is a mermaid and what do they symbolise? May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Are Mermaid Myths Inspired by a Rare Medical Condition? Apr 07, 2023
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Mermaid. Sep 20, 2022
Corrected display issue. Feb 12, 2021
Add new Web site: Myths and Legends - A Mermaid and a Magic Comb. May 23, 2019
Add new Web site: National Geographic - The Mermaid Myth. May 23, 2019
Replaced photograph. Dec 19, 2017
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Are Mermaids Real? Mar 21, 2017
Add new Web site: h2g2 - Mermaid. Jun 23, 2015
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Are Mermaids Real? Apr 11, 2014
Added new Web site: Cornish Myths and Legends - The Mermaid of Zennor. Nov 15, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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