{"id":1016,"date":"2025-04-10T18:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:58:17","slug":"not-your-childhood-fairytale-the-creepiest-real-life-mermaid-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/not-your-childhood-fairytale-the-creepiest-real-life-mermaid-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Creepiest Real-Life Mermaid Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>A Japanese Mermaid Has A Snake Body And Fangs\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image' size-full is-resized><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' width='\"594\"' height='\"438\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/lbdigitalnews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/%5Cu0421%5Cu043d%5Cu0438%5Cu043c%5Cu043e%5Cu043a-%5Cu044d%5Cu043a%5Cu0440%5Cu0430%5Cu043d%5Cu0430-2025-04-10-%5Cu0432-18.55.05.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-1021\"' style='\"width:775px;height:auto\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a-\u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430-2025-04-10-\u0432-18.55.05.png' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, it&rsquo;s unsettling to think about a half-fish person &mdash; but what about a half-snake person? This Japanese myth&nbsp;is known as Sure-Onna, and she has the face and hair of a woman, but the eyes and teeth of a snake.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Nure-Onna sits by the shore, cradling a bundle to trick humans into thinking she&rsquo;s a distressed mother holding a baby. If a passerby picks up her bundle, it becomes so heavy it&nbsp;pins them to the rocks. Then, Nure-Onna uses her long, pointed tongue to drain their blood at a pace that suits her. In some versions of the tale, she even strangles her victims with her pretty hair.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>The Blue Men Of The Minch Have A Taste For Human Flesh\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image' size-full><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' width='\"800\"' height='\"496\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/lbdigitalnews.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/%5Cu0421%5Cu043d%5Cu0438%5Cu043c%5Cu043e%5Cu043a-%5Cu044d%5Cu043a%5Cu0440%5Cu0430%5Cu043d%5Cu0430-2025-04-10-%5Cu0432-18.56.01.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-1022\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/lbdigitalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a-\u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430-2025-04-10-\u0432-18.56.01.png' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n\n\n\n<p>Scottish folklore tells of a strange group of creatures that inhabit one particular strait. According to legend, they would appear in groups with only their torsos raised out of the water.&nbsp;These Blue Men of Minch&nbsp;would wave to sailors in a friendly manner, and the sailors would assume they were innocent people in need of rescue. But when the sailors got closer, they would see the unnatural blueness of the men\u2019s skin and the elongated, twisted features of their faces.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Unfortunately, sailors close enough to recognize the Blue Men were close enough to become prey. The Blue Men would drag them into the water and feast on their flesh.\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>The First Mermaid Was The Result Of A Suicide Attempt\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/imgix.ranker.com%5C/user_node_img%5C/50069%5C/1001368037%5C/original%5C/the-original-mermaid-was-the-result-of-a-failed-suicide-photo-u2?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500%5C%22" alt='\"The' first mermaid was the result of a suicide attempt>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the oldest known mermaid myth is the Syrian tale of Atargatis. She was a goddess who fell in love with a human shepherd &mdash; but her divine strength accidentally took his life. Overcome with grief and guilt, Atargatis&nbsp;attempted to take her own life in the ocean.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Gods usually turned into fish when they dove into the sea, but the goddess was too beautiful for that fate. The transformation stopped halfway through, and she became the first mermaid.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>Rusalki Are The Vengeful Spirits Of Girls Who Passed Violently\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/imgix.ranker.com%5C/user_node_img%5C/50069%5C/1001368201%5C/original%5C/rusalka-are-the-murderous-spirits-of-girls-who-died-violently-photo-u2?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500%5C%22" alt='\"Rusalki' are the vengeful spirits of girls who passed violently>\n\n\n\n<p>In Russian folklore, rusalki&nbsp;&nbsp;are the spirits of women who took their own lives or were submerged in&nbsp;water until passing due to unwanted pregnancies. Their souls lived on forever in the form of vengeful mermaids who punished men and children for their fate.\n\n\n\n</p><p>If you met a rusalka, she would lure you in with her beauty and make you feel safe with her soothing voice. Once you were in her grasp, she would hold you underwater until you passed. In some versions of the story, she would instead tickle you to your end&nbsp;while she laughed herself.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>Irish Mermaids Are Seals Looking For Their Skins\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/imgix.ranker.com%5C/user_node_img%5C/50069%5C/1001368087%5C/original%5C/irish-mermaids-are-seals-looking-for-their-skins-photo-u2?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500%5C%22" alt='\"Irish' mermaids are seals looking for their skins>\n\n\n\n<p>In Irish folklore, selfies&nbsp;are seal-women. When these creatures want to go on land,&nbsp;they simply peel off their seal skins and reveal their human forms, stowing their skins behind rocks. Unfortunately for them, any man can make a selkie his bride if he steals her skin (as long as he keeps the skin in a hidden place and oils it frequently).\n\n\n\n</p><p>Selkie love stories always end in tragedy for the men and their half-selkie progeny, as land-bound selkies never stop hunting for their skins. They inevitably find them&nbsp;and return to the sea, never to see their&nbsp;husbands or children again.\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>Some Mermaids Are Merzombies\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/imgix.ranker.com%5C/user_node_img%5C/50069%5C/1001368069%5C/original%5C/mermaids-could-just-be-the-reanimated-corpses-of-the-drowned-photo-u1?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500%5C%22" alt='\"Some' mermaids are merzombies>\n\n\n\n<p>In the original telling of Andersen&rsquo;s &laquo;The Little Mermaid,&raquo;&nbsp;the sea king&rsquo;s daughters tell tales about the corpses of sailors that sink&nbsp;down to the sea. In some mermaid mythology, these men are brought back to life in the form of merfolk.\n\n\n\n</p><p>However, these merzombies&nbsp;retain no memories of their life on land.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>French Mermaids Have Dragon Wings And Serpent Tails\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/imgix.ranker.com%5C/user_node_img%5C/50069%5C/1001368056%5C/original%5C/french-mermaids-have-dragon-wings-and-serpent-tails-photo-u3?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500%5C%22" alt='\"French' mermaids have dragon wings and serpent tails>\n\n\n\n<p>The Melusina&nbsp;&nbsp;is a sea creature from French mythology with a few tweaks on the traditional mermaid model. Her parents were a fairy and a human, but the mortal father betrayed the magical mother. When M\u00e9lusine learned of the betrayal, she imprisoned&nbsp;her father in a mountain. Her mother, furious, cursed her: from then on, she would turn into a serpent below the waist every Saturday.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The beautiful&nbsp;M\u00e9lusine&nbsp;eventually won the heart of a king, though she made him promise not to peek in on her on Saturdays. But, of course, he did &mdash; and when he saw her monstrous appearance, she flew away.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"'>Some Mermaids Are Portly Monks Trying To Convert You\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/imgix.ranker.com%5C/user_node_img%5C/50069%5C/1001368058%5C/original%5C/some-mermaids-are-just-portly-monks-dying-to-convert-you-photo-u1?auto=format&amp;q=60&amp;fit=crop&amp;fm=pjpg&amp;dpr=2&amp;w=500%5C%22" alt='\"Some' mermaids are portly monks trying to convert you>\n\n\n\n<p>The world was particularly human-centric in&nbsp;the 16th century. People believed that the creatures of the sea were just the underwater versions of terrestrial animals and plants. So, when French naturalist Guillaume Rondelet came across a sea creature&nbsp;that resembled a monk&nbsp;in 1554, he naturally concluded that it was the oceanic counterparts of those earthly figures. A description of the animal is pretty horrifying:\n\n\n\n</p><blockquote class='\"wp-block-quote' is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow>\n<p>[It has] a human head and face, resembling in appearance the men with shorn heads, whom we call monks because of their solitary life; but the appearance of its lower parts, bearing a coating of scales, barely indicated the torn and severed limbs and joints of the human body.\n\n\n\n\n</p><p>The creature&nbsp;is now believed to be a giant squid, though the whole story could have been a hoax on the part of Rondelet.\n\n\n\n</p><p><strong>&laquo;So tell us\u2014which of these nightmarish &lsquo;merfolk&rsquo; chilled you to the bone?\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese Mermaid Has A Snake Body And Fangs Sure, it&rsquo;s unsettling to think about a half-fish person &mdash; but what about a half-snake person? This Japanese myth&nbsp;is known as Sure-Onna, and she has the face and hair of a woman, but the eyes and teeth of a snake. 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