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Mermaids

Mermaids. By Christos Ttingou Year6 (1). Mermaids have a body of a woman and a fish tail. People say they live in the ocean. The first stories say about the goddess Atargatis which transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human loved one .

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Mermaids

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  1. Mermaids By Christos Ttingou Year6 (1)

  2. Mermaids have a body of a woman and a fish tail. • People say they live in the ocean. • The first stories say about the goddess Atargatis which transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human loved one . • People often connect Mermaids with bad things such as  floods, storms, shipwrecks and drowning , and other times with good . • Some characteristics of Mermaids are related with the Sirens of Greek mythology. • The Mermaids are often used in operas, paintings, books, films and comics. A well known book is  Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid“. 

  3. Atargatis paint by Annie Stegg “The Litle Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen

  4. The End Thank you for watching

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