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.

Merfolk of Asia I: From the islands to shore

 

We look at the merfolk of Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and Japan. Along with some discussion of 1700s fanfiction of an old Japanese Myth.

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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.

Dagon: The Fish God that Wasn't

 

We take a moment to talk about the non-merman in the room. Dagon, arguably the most famous aquatic god and how he was never depicted as a merman by his worshippers or associated with the oceans.

Divine Merfolk II

 

We continue our survey of Divine and Demonic Merfolk from mythologies and religions from across the world. Today we look at African deities, many of whom crossed the Atlantic with the TransAtlantic Slave Trade and after that, we look at the... Interesting Deities that arose among the ancient Greeks.

Divine Merfolk I

    We finally begin covering actual Merfolk myths thank you for your patience!