E6: Sirenas

Thanks to Disney, most people imagine mermaids as beautiful humanoids, with human upper bodies and beautiful fish tails, who rescue humans and sing with all their sea-dwelling friends. But mermaids, called sirenas in Spanish, have historically been much darker.

In this episode, we cover several mermaid legends from Latin America: Iara, ipupiara, El Hombre Caiman, Tlanchana, Aycayia, Mami Wata, and touch on La Sirene. Join us for the aquatic journey and to hear reportedly true encounters with these enigmatic beings.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Caribbean#Introduction
https://www.livescience.com/56037-feejee-mermaid.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/9lpf6t/reproduction_of_horniman_museum_fiji_mermaid/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil#Geography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iara_(mythology)
https://www.rejectedprincesses.com
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Otaria_flavescens/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hombre_Caim%C3%A1n
https://www.calendariodecolombia.com/fiestas-nacionales/festival-del-hombre-caiman-en-plato
https://mexicounexplained.com/la-tlanchana-mexican-mermaid-legends/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Mexico#Pre-Columbian_civilizations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea
https://www.science.org/news/2020/06/ancient-dna-reveals-diverse-origins-caribbean-s-earliest-inhabitants
https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2014/10/the-beautiful-monster-mermaids.html
http://azurina-en.cult.cu/index.php/identidad-e-historia/tradiciones-y-leyendas/40-aycayia
https://merstruck.com/2021/05/10/the-mermaid-of-black-conch-fantastical-romance-taino-myth-post-colonial-caribbean/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_river_dolphin#In_mythology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonian_manatee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_Wata
https://wakingbear.org/la-sirene-the-mermaid-of-vodou/
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/becoming-mermaids
https://www.evergladesfoundation.org/post/myths-of-mermaids
https://www.floridastateparks.org/Mermaids
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ocean/
https://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm

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