Mermaids

Mermaids (Sea Maidens) appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, and Asia.  Mermaids are sometimes depicted as perilous creatures associated with floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drowning. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition) … Continue reading →

Maritime superstitions and beliefs

19th-century mariners, were living in the dank, dark quarters of a sailing ship, at the mercy of capricious wind and weather, six weeks from their last sighting of land.  There was no marine weather forecast, no radio, no satellite communication; … Continue reading →