1 Mermaids: Luring You Into The Depths

The idea of a creature part human, part fish has been with us for almost as long as we've been human. That has to mean something, right? It's probably why there are still mermaid sightings now, if you're brave enough to venture down to the water's edge.

This episode, the first of Folkitory, takes a look at mermaids, from Mesopotamia through to the Victorians and all the way to the present.

Naturally, since recording this episode, I have discovered so much more. I have a feeling we'll be visited by mermaids again in the future.

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Theme music: The Nightingale by Ceridwen McCooey

Sound effects from Pixabay.

Cover art by moi, Jenny.

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Sources for this episode:

The list of sightings on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mermaids/comments/y1d9yk/does_anyone_have_legit_mermaid_stories_or/ 

https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/radioactive-beach-highlands-dounreay-walk-thurso-police-4766996

https://www.thebrochproject.co.uk/locations/sandside-bay-beach

https://www.shimajournal.org/issues/v12n2/e.-Young-Shima-v12n2.pdf

Check out page 88 of P.T. Barnum’s autobiography for more information on the Fiji Mermaid: https://ia803202.us.archive.org/18/items/autobiographypt01barngoog/autobiographypt01barngoog.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum

https://www.pointseast.com/the-truth-about-mermaids/

https://morrablibrary.org.uk/2021/03/conrad-gesner-fantastic-creatures-and-ancient-books/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326803926_Monstrosities_from_the_Sea_Taxonomy_and_tradition_in_Conrad_Gessner's_1516-1565_discussion_of_cetaceans_and_sea-monsters_In_JACQUEMARD_C_GAUVIN_B_LUCAS-AVENEL_M-A_CLAVEL_B_BUQUET_T_eds_Animaux_aquatiq

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller's_sea_ape

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5SQ4jD8FVf10RlhG7mjcPPJ/elaine-morgan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-new-aquatic-ape-theory-67868308/

https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/engraved-ornament-project/mermaids?srsltid=AfmBOopsEA7WPMmky_slLjUefqvNdGEFN0qnlu3ndy4ylU2EvxHdP80y

https://www.historyhit.com/singing-sirens-the-mesmerising-history-of-mermaids/

https://seaboardcentre.com/mermaid-of-the-north/

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects/mermaids/sightings.html

https://cornishbirdblog.com/mermaids-sighted-in-cornwall-honest/

https://www.mimimatthews.com/2018/03/26/mermaids-sightings-in-the-19th-century/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid

https://shimajournal.org/article/10.21463/shima.268.pdf

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