Sailors have been reporting sightings of mermaids since the earliest civilisations People in ancient Syria worshipped a goddess named Atargatis
mermaids and tritons were no longer relegated to ancient history—according to various volumes, a group of Englishmen had caught a merman off the coast of
Hans Christian Andersen's story “The Little Mermaid,” and beliefs, found it politic to adapt ancient legends to her own purposes” (69)
Three Reasons Ancient Sailors May Have Mistaken Manatees for Mermaids d to entertain you with a story about a mermaid who lived long ago