Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Mermaids
MERMAIDS and MERMEN, in the popular folklore of Europe, a class of creatures more or less like human beings, living in the sea, but in some circumstances capable of social relationship with men and women.
Edition of 1921; disclaimer.
MERMAIDS and MERMEN, in the popular folklore of Europe, a class of creatures more or less like human beings, living in the sea, but in some circumstances capable of social relationship with men and women.