Friday, May 17, 2024

Asian Merfolk II: Mermaids of the Middle Kingdom


 

We look at the different types of merfolk that came out of Chinese myth and legends from the ancient to the recent ones from Hong Kong.

Friday, May 3, 2024

African Merfolk II: Mentors and Guardians of river, waterhole and shore

 



We look at the merfolk of Africa who serve as mentors and guardians of the land and people of Africa. Along with a brief discussion of a disagreement over some of the beliefs in question.


African Merfolk I: Predators of river, lake and pool

 


We look at some of the merfolk predators of Africa, with some discussion of how they may have started out as something else entirely but contact with the outside world led to a shift in beliefs and myths around them.