(Jardim da Sereia)
mermaid "the Halfway People of the Mi’kmaq and the Lampeqinuwok of the Maliseet, to the story of Ne Hwas told by the the Passamaquoddy"
amabie or ningyo?
In Africa, the most well-known mermaid, the one who is known to a vast array of West and Southern African peoples is Mami Wata or Mamba Muntu, mother of the waters.Yemoja, the water goddess of the Yoruba,
- Yoruba: Yemọja, Iyemọja, Yemọnja, Iyemọnja, Iyemẹja or Yemẹja in some Yorùbá dialect variants[1]
- Portuguese phonetic spellings of Brazil: Yemanjá, Iemanjá, Janaína, Mãe da Água
Pietà
Antigone
sun goddess, moon goddess
Amabie
nem
The gynaikon was where mothers nursed their children and engaged in spinning thread and weaving (31.11. ... In addition to childbearing, the weaving of fabric and managing the household were the principal responsibilities of a Greek woman.
