Mermaid - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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saopaulo1
S 22° 59.136 W 043° 11.340
23K E 685635 N 7456928
Statue of a mermaid in Rio de Janeiro.
Waymark Code: WM3NMT
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 04/25/2008
Views: 13
"A mermaid (from the Middle English mere in the obsolete sense 'sea' (as in maritime, the Latin mare, "sea") + maid(en)) is a legendary aquatic creature with the head and torso of human female and the tail of a fish. The male version of a mermaid is called a merman; gender-neutral plurals could be merpeople or merfolk. Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures."
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Time Period: Middle Ages
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Various
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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