Merman

This is a page about Merman in myths and legends around the world. It is still in progress.

Merman Legends Around the World
There are many legends in cultures around the world about Mermen. Featured here are some of them.

Europe
Abgal

The Abgal is an early form of the Merman from Sumerian mythology. They were one of the servant spirits to Ea, the god of wisdom. These creatures were tasked with teaching the arts and science to humanity. According to legends, they fasted during the day while they taught and fed at night.

Early carvings depict the Abgal to be men above the waist and fish below.

Asia
Adaro

The Adaro appears in the myths of the Solomon Islands, in the Western Pacific Ocean. Although the Adaro is related to the Merman, he has legs with fins attached to them and a larger, dorsal-type fin on top of his head. He had gills like a fish and a sharp horn like that of a Unicorn where his nose should be.

The Adaro commands a large school of flying fish, which act as an army and attack anyone that invades his waters. He is described as flying through the air, carried by his fish army, or riding the back of a rainbow during stormy seas.