Dark Mermaids | Ancient Legends & Mermaid Lore
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Ancient Mermen
5:26 The Ballard of Agnes and the Merman
8:04 The first mermaid
9:01 The Nymphs
11:48 The Two Tailed Mermaid, Mélusine
19:08 Why does she have two tails?
22:16 Hippocrates’ Daughter
26:00 Swan maidens and Valkyries
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Resources:
Avdikos, Evangelos. “Vampire Stories in Greece and the Reinforcement of Socio-Cultural Norms.” /Folklore/, vol. 124, no. 3, 2013, pp. 307-26. /JSTOR/, www.jstor.org/stable/43297710. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.
Hedreen, G. (1994). Silens, Nymphs, and Maenads. /The Journal of Hellenic Studies,/ /114/, 47-69. doi:10.2307/632733
Larson, J. (2001). /Greek Nymphs, Myth, Cult, Lore/. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ridley Elmes, Melissa. "The Alchemical Transformation of Melusine". Melusine’s Footprint. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2017. doi.org/10.1163/9789004355958... Web.
Read the many tales of Melusine here: [Melusina (Melusine, Mélusine)](sites.pitt.edu/~dash/melusina...)
*THE VOIAGE AND TRAVAYLE OF SIR JOHN MAUNDEVILLE, KNIGHT.*[The Project Gutenberg ebook of ‘The Voiage and Travayle of Sir John Maundeville Knight’ by John Mandeville, edited by John Ashton](www.gutenberg.org/files/54281...)
Waugh, Arthur. “The Folklore of the Merfolk.” /Folklore/, vol. 71, no. 2, 1960, pp. 73-84. /JSTOR/, www.jstor.org/stable/1258382. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.
Woodard, R. D. (2011). /The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology/. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
I love how like 90% of fairy tales are just some kind of fairy creature saying “hey human, don’t do this one thing” and then the human proceeding to doing that one thing anyways.
Let s be honest,we re kinda dumb in fantasy and real life 😅🤣
How else are people doing teach the immortal lesson: "Listen or you might die."
Don't take the cookies from the cookie jar 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Men are weak. Woman power!
Scooby Doo taught us that the real monsters are humans
There’s a Mermaid Saint in Ireland.
She was a human but due to leaving the lid off a well, her village was flooded and everyone drowned, except from her and her dog. She turned into and mermaid and her dog an otter. They lived happily in the new lake for a few centuries till she got tangled up in the fishing nets of some monks. They offer to baptise her regifting her a soul but she would become mortal, where as if she doesn’t get baptised she’ll stay immortal but no soul. She chooses the baptism and the soul, and dies almost instantly.
No record is given about the fate of the dog/otter.
So, you're saying that there's an immortal good boy otter out there somewhere?
@@johnlastname8752that’s the real story here!
dog/otter found refuge at Loch Ness and then people called him a monster 😢
The contrast between the spooky legends being told, and the adorable fluffy dogs in the background is priceless.
I'm from Czechia and we have a very strong folk tradition of vodníci - vodyanoi, as a landlocked country these lived in ponds and lakes, not the sea, but the reason why I bring it up is because the plot of the The Ballad of Agnes and the Merman sounds pretty much the same as Vodník from Kytice by Karel Jaromír Erben. He was one of our most important Romantic writers, also a poet and a folklorist. If you're interested in Slavic/Central European folklore, his Kytice is a collection of poems inspired by spooky folk tales, it's full of ghosts, noon-wraiths, magic, murders, etc. It's one of the most important pieces of literature in Czech history and it's interesting to see the influences or shared folklore that inspired him.
We also use the term 'meluzína' from the French Melusine to mean spooky wailing wind in Czech :D
Sorry to hear you've been in such a rough spot health-wise. Thanks for pumping out these monster videos for the spooky season. Here's to a quick recovery!
Haha the season is throwing it all at me apparently, but it takes much more to stop me
@@CinziaDuBois it’s impressive tbh. I hope you recover quickly and fully!
@@CinziaDuBois Wow! Can't relate 😅It just takes a strong wind to knock me down haha
The myth of Oanez reminds me of the "salmon of knowledge" Bradan Faesa from Irish mythology that in some tellings would have a human form as Finnten MacBoda.
Ah Melusine! One of my favorite mythological characters. I think it is interesting that the two tails and its correlations with more ancient female images displaying female genitals has been interpreted as representing the sexual feminine mysteries in the context of seduction and power over men, when it is so clearly a veneration of fertility. It is always stated that Melusine bore many children. I think that her role as a reclaimed ancient fertility symbol is significant here. The whole story starts with a fertile birth of triplets, and continues within the context of a mothers love and rage for her spouse and eventually her children which ends up happening again in this feminine cycle of transformation. I love the many layers of this story. Thanks for this one!
Oh I'm so glad to have come across your channel! I would love to hear about those other tales! ✨
Lady, I can't tell you how much I love your channel, but be healthy. You're the best. Also I love your puppies. Can you do an entire video showcasing your little doggies?
Yeah, here in Brazil we do have 2 main mermaids, Yara, from indigenous roots, as the goddess of Amazon river, and Yemanjá, the mother of seas, brought to us from enslaved africans. They also brought Oxum, the goddess of rivers and sweet water.
Ireland in and of itself is riddled with stories of Mermaids and Mermaid adjacent beings and creatures, from the Merrow folk of the south and Southwest, to the Selkies of the North and Northwest, to various deities that could be considered as merfolk, to the spirits of humans who died in some body of water, etc. Could probably make a video just on that, honestly, haha.
And there are similar tales to woman being transformed into a dragon, save for only certain periods of time. Only it's usually a swan and not a dragon in the Irish stories (Caer Ibormeith comes to mind).
Omg it’s amazing how you’ve woven all these tales together!!! Thank you ❤
I’m glad you enjoyed it!!
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I believe the earliest modern mermaid comes from a king's mirror written in mid 13th century Norway. It describes mermaids as one of the wonders found in the waters around Greenland, with the ability to bring either good or bad luck to a passing ship depending on how she approaches it.
Check out the Yawk-Yawk Girls too! They’re mermaids of Northwestern Australia. Loads of West African/Afro-Caribbean mermaids and water beings, too- one of which is just straight-up called Lasyrenn. Thanks for another great video! We like ‘em dense!
I just opened YT to watch something while having breakfast, I'm relatively new to your channel, I loved every video so far❤️
Thank you!
Sorry, I couldn't help but notice the little mini drama with your dogs. It was adorable. 😊
I've been doing a lot of reading up on mermaid-esque (including sea serpents etc) lore from all over the world and your video has been a great wealth of information. Thanks so much for this!
I am so glad to hear about Melusine. I read the story online and thought there was more to it than what the article shared. It just seemed like it was missing something. I searched online through different stories and couldn't feel that satisfied with what I found. Now, this channel has filled in some of the missing information!
I have just recently found your channel and I LOVE this, you, and your content!!! It's so lovely! I didn't realize how much I needed this type of content to fill the void in my content consumption, until now!!
Same here.... where was this chanel and lady hidding? dammm her pronounce of words .... HOT and pure elegance in calm , her tonation is music 2 my ears, like a eye in a storm .... and her choice of toppics , i am in love with this mind .... this is what you put on for your kids to hear "bed story time" , when you yourself are 2 tired 2 read ....
Great and informative video as always Cinzia plus cited sources, we love to see it
I really enjoy dark themed mythology, and your style of narration is great.
Your dog is so sweet!!! Just saw there are two. I'm a little biased towards the foxy one.
Thanks Cinzia. I'm guessing an awful lot of research and preparation goes into these videos. I find it fascinating how stories like these evolve and get passed down thorough different cultures and societies.Its amazing different countries don't accuse each other of plagiarism. Also I had no idea there be a Scottish connection to Avalon. Is it a common name in Celtic fairy tales? Hope you feel better soon Cinzia bye. Ps glad you had those miniature werewolves in the background with you, they add a lot to the spooky season ☺
I've never looked forward too something more in my life than cinzias uploads
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I loveddd this and just subscribed. Its nice watching videos from a more normal perspective that can give a timeline of history so I understand how everything relates. Thank you!!
This was a pleasure to watch, as always! Can't wait to see what the next one is about ❤
Oh I was waiting for this! Your research into the folklore and mythology of all figures and creatures that formed the modern mermaid concept is astounding, thank you so much for such a fascinating journey through the history of this creature.
Random information you may find amusing - from what I’ve learned in modern Greek, the words for siren, mermaid, nereid, and nymph all represent different things:
- ‘Siren’ still has the same sort of reference to the mythological creature that Odysseus encountered, the bird lady creatures
- The word for ‘mermaid’ is the same word as for ‘gorgon’ (Ariel as The Little Gorgon… try marketing that, Disney). A catch-all term for scaly monster ladies, I suppose.
- The word for nereid can mean ‘fairy/sprite’, and I’ve heard it used as a term of endearment for a baby girl to describe how cute she is
- The word for ‘nymph’ shows up in ecclesiastical writing as a word for ‘bride’ (e.g. Mary mother of Jesus is referred to with this in the paraliturgical chant ‘Agni Parthene’). In fact our modern word for bride is also based on ‘nymph’.
I see the differences and similarities between many them, but the deference from each in origin is really significant.
Ea is my namesake. My parents had a fish hatchery when I was born & sent out my birth announcement as if I was a new species of fish. I fiund Ea in my dictionary at age 15 & didn't realize he was the father of all mermaids, just the water god of Akkadia.
Just found your channel. Love love love your ability to tell a great story and break down mythology.
I’m so happy to have stumbled across your content! I absolutely love this channel already! This is the content we needed! Thank you for sharing. You got a new subscriber here!
OMG Lady Cinzia 0'the Library!!! I am so happy to see your video pop up AND have a great sponser! You are just a lovely voice to listen to about well researched myths!!!
Another amazing video. Mermaids have been my favorite mythological creature since I was a child. love the song and the dark halloween atmosphere. PS.: I hope your symptoms are not strong and hope you get well soon.
Always a treat to see a new one from you; may your health woes go by swiftly.
Your channel just popped up on my recommendation and I am so very happy 💕! My mom and I subscribed right away! Only a few minutes in and already know your gonna be a new favorite! Thanks so much for the content and interesting research.. can't wait for having a day off so we can start watching all your other videos!
Amazing research as always. Can't wait for a video on The Lady of the Lake, I've researched her a bit for a quasi-historical rpg campaign
Hope you get well soon!! I could listen to talk about myths and literature all day ♥
Hey Lady! Nice video as always. It seems that there are more to sirens that I originally thought. I wasn´t aware about a couple of theese stories.
I’m really enjoying the mythical history videos!
And i like the density.
Also i enjoyed the shipping of Donkey and the Lady of Lancôme.
Omg I need more on this and more on sirens themselves like and how they relate to mermaids!!!
1. I love your bedroom I'm so jealous.
2. I LOVE your voice and accent.
3. LOVE the content. Thank you so much!
I just found your channel while delving into more books and history and I just wanna say I love it Ty
Thank you for this video. There are some fantastic stories here that I hadn't heard before. The tragic them of a magically cursed woman who can't be rescued because everyone is afraid of her is particularly compelling.
LOTL makes me learn stuff I thought I had 0 interest in. Siren of the library more like 😅
another outstanding video! i can't wait for the next installation of the series!
Underrated channel,love your work so much ❤️
This was wonderful! I hope to see more on the other mermaid myths mentioned :) best wishes, Lucy ✨
Fascinating episode. Having had a career as a professional puppeteer, I researched folktales, myths and fairy tales. Thank you so much!
And are you a knitter? Your sweater is wonderful.
Loved this video! Thank so much for making it! I do have one nitpick as a person with adhd I found the background music a bit distracting from being able to hear you. ❤️ Hope you feel better !
Love this video, but love your doggos absolutely not giving a crap about the fact that you’re recording even more lmao
Hope you feel better soon!!
I'm glad to hear you recovered from laryngitis sorry to hear you're going through it with covid at the moment.
I hope you feel better soon interesting video. 🙂
Hi! I haven't watched the full video yet, I just wanted to comment on the background music. Could you maybe please tone it down a little the next time? I don't know if I'm the only one, but it feels distracting to me, maybe because it's bell noises and not something "softer". I find it hard to focus on what you are saying, unfortunately.
No complaint though, just a thought.
Yes, great video but the music was making me a bit insane.
omg this is so interesting! Please do more mermaid videos
I would love individual in depth videos of the mermaid/water spirit representation in other Cultures such as Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa! I know you mentioned it at the end, so i wanted to register my interest! Thank you for another easy to watch, detailed, interesting upload 💗💗💗💗
I love the video and the idea about doing monsters for Halloween season, I definitely want to see some on monsters like werewolves and zombies also ghost/ ghost hunting. Also, I am 100% for the end of year no buy recap and if you’ll keep going! I’d love to know what you bought for yourself and I’d also like to see some personal videos like favorite makeup and jewelry collection. You know some quick light hearted videos that you could upload during the holidays.
Loving the vibes of your latest videos
I just got over covid and it was not a fun time! Wishing you a speedy health recovery 💕
LOVE this , thank you for popping up on my feed from NO WHERE... you got yourself a new subscriver.... p.s LOVE YOUR VOICE
Thank you Cinzia, The original tales are often quite a bit more interesting then the modern watered down versions. Small side note I work for a certain mermaid icon company and can safely say the origins are known by the majority of the employees. Appreciate your work as always and am enjoying the dark ancient tales arc of videos.
Melusine is my favorite mythical person too! I first encountered her through AS Byatt.
damn, somehow missed the notification for this one! excellent as usual. mermaids have always been among my favorite legends. I love the spookier elements of them
Omg your voice is so enchanting. First vid from what I know but this is enchanting!
Omg I need your shroom sheets!! Where can I get me some of those!? Just found your channel & loving it.
I really love your videos. They're always thoroughly researched and presented fairly. The Sirens/Mermaid amalgamation always bothered me but after watching this I feel like I can accept it now without my blood coming to a boil. Thank you.
Cinzia: He taught them the importance of letters.
My brain: He taught them the importance of lettuce?!
Lettuce is very important, though
I love love loved this, Thank you for sharing! I would love to read some of what you did for research, do you have a list of sources?
And again, this was such a fun and interesting listen
While on theme with myths from antiquity, You should do a video on the origins of halloween as a whole - The Celtic holiday of Samhein (pronounced Sowan).
Thanks for a very informative review of the legends.
I am so happy to hear someone talk about how the view of nymphs has been twisted. So many people don't understand the original views of them at all and it saddens me as they are some of my favourites of the mythical creatures.
Its nice to see a phd candidate/scholar narrating stories with so much energy. Can i ask your area of research? Wish you All the best.
Loving this new series 😍
I hope you enjoy this one ♥️
Now what we really need is the history and lore behind pumpkin spice!
loved this, and especially how you orate!
I love your channel and I always look forward to your videos.😊
Hey, big fan from Brazil! May I ask for a playlist of yours with mythological content? I love how you talk and study them, thanks for all the content!
When you said two tails... the first thing that popped into my head was scissor-tailed fly catcher. It's the state bird of Oklahoma. I found so many synchronicities in this story in my ascension process with the awakening of kundalini energy. This is wild. ❤ I'm so grateful for your wonderful storytelling and your brilliant delivery. You have helped my peace more than I can exclaim in mere words. I can't thank you enough. 🙏❤🕊
"Oh, hello fish-man-with-an-extra-head-and-fins-and-legs!"
"Oh! Hello! Have you heard about numbers or letters? Here, sit down and let me tell you about them! But I can't hang out all day because I live in the water usually."
I love this... I have a Mermaid on my Germanic Coat of Arms with flowing hair holding a Mirror and a Comb... Last year I did DMT and had this incredible vision of a beautiful Dragon/Djinn woman... I saw her as a Dragon and thought she was absolutely beautiful and amazing... She indicated to me she could grant me a wish... I thought very hard about it... I said, "If I can have a wish, I wish to marry you." and she got excited and vibrated like a hummingbird... She was like a shadow orb with a tail that made me think of Asian style dragons... She was shapeshifting as well, I saw her in my third eye changing forms that looked like beauitufl anime heroines and faeries... I felt her presence and even had these intense sexual fantasies with her... She's still around me to this day... I was just having intense visions of her lastnight and so I love this video right now... It feels like a synchronicity... My Dragon Queen likes you and admires your intelligence...
Sounds like a succubus. Do you ever have sleep paralysis
😭 that is so fascinating and wonderful, I'm really happy for you that you had that experience and that she is still with you! This is the perfect video for you then
I just hope you mean artistic inspiration, dreams or thoughts. Just to be sure you aren't hallucinating or anything
Um…ok…
Thanks for this amazing mermaid video!
That’s where the Bishop’s Mitre comes from. It’s based on the Fishes Head. Interesting video and I see someone has a passion for fungi on their duvet cover.
Wonderful vid, thank you. Just subscribed.
I really wish you would share your sources with us! Love your content
Sorry, I forgot to paste them in the box! That's now fixed. They're always in the description box
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AN AWESOME SITE APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT love all your reserch, and presentation, complete kudos.. thank you you are amazing..
Great research 👏🏾
The "this is why I'm not a parent" got me 😂 this is my first video of yours I've seen but I can tell I be interested in hearing more.
I'm so glad you didn't include Dagon as he was not a merman or a sea god.
Dagon was most likely a god of grain
I sure do love false cognates!
I really love all these stories, its so relaxing drinking some tea and watching these videos.
sorry for my poor english im not a native speaker :/
I fear I may be enjoying listening to you tell stories about dark mermaids slightly too much, If indeed that's possible!
my dad is from a very isolated and backward village in India. He had a friend who used to tell me about the mermaids he used to interact with when he was a kid. Although they were supposedly pretty small in stature, they were very human like. Apparently the mermaids and the humans used to interact with each other alot and they used to help the humans in fishing but they stopped showing up when the population grew and society became more modernized and connected. There were alot of creatures in my dads village but they stopped showing up or maybe moved further away when the roads were built and communication and transportation became a thing. And I truly believe him because most of the older generations who are dead now, communicated with all those creatures as well. Mind you, my dad's village was very backward and isolated. It didnt even have electricity and nice roads until recently. It seems the more nature there was, the more they showed themselves but modernity and technology pushed them away. Another thing was that my dad's village was very much into ancient magick and they worshipped ancient Gods and Goddeses but now they are all Christians. Christianity reached them very late. Maybe that has something to do with it idk.
I absolutely love your bed set! Where can I find one?! Love lore & mythology ❤
Exactly what I wanted to know! ♥️♥️♥️
Right? The mushrooms are so cute
I just finished a book titled," Merpeople a human history, By Vaughn Scribner. It's about how the image of the mermaid , and merman , have changed over time, on certain beliefs, and fears, sexuality. And how the world sees others who don't really fit into " their belief systems. as well as feminisms, and the LGBTQ community all fit in to the merpeople mold. It is a very interesting read. I got the book off of Amazon. I highly recommend it.
I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen one of these videos and it doesn’t start with « I’m sick » and you’re starting to earn both my pity and admiration for soldiering on, Lady of the Library
The particular version she mentioned is called Vilde Vasserman and the band faun has a modern cover of that song.
My family comes from the regions of France you mention in this video. We don’t know much about our French family aside from the regions they lived in. I came for historical mermaid references and left knowing fairy tales are part of my genealogy. Cooooool!
the ballad of agnes sounds a lot like the ballad Vodník in Kytice (Bouquet) by Karel Jaromír Erben
vodník is a slavic water spirit typically described as a green skinned man with his clothes always dripping wet when out of the water, he drowns people and keeps their souls in cups,, he's also seen as an authority figure over rusalky (s. rusalka) who are feminine often malevolent water spirits who appear as beautiful young women luring mostly men to their demise by drowning
I’ve been excited for this one since the siren episode, v cool stuff!
Thank you for the video, very informative. I am however wondering where your source of information about Sheela na gig comes from, as I thought that the image was used to ward off death, evil and demons.
To think tat the lady of lanko still exists till this days is quite the impressive myth
very cool stuff here
Omg I love mermaids 🧜an look forward to your videos 🎬
Thinking about you and sending good thoughts for healing. HUG. Fascinating stuff, as usual! Have you read Possession by AS Byatt? It includes a version of the Melusine story.
i dont know how i got here, but i could listen to this human talk the entire day without getting tired, she sounds like a well educated woman from 1843 lol, gonna subs right away
That statute ? on your right side next to the bed post has a very interesting shaped head / heads lol .