Long before Disney introduced the family-friendly Ariel, mermaids were used in fantasy fiction as a safe representation of female sexuality, apropos for even the most puritanical of societies. But in ...

Every mythical creature has its moment to shine. A few years ago, it was small, bald gremlin guys (Dobby in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy).

During the recent bidding at the Orange County Regional History Center’s “Fabulous Floridiana Auction,” two fanciful figures of mermaids and a crown-wearing frog ranked high among audience favorites.

“Siren,” the upcoming Freeform drama about killer mermaids, may sound like a supernatural fantasy series, but creator Eric Wald is aiming for something a bit more realistic. “Right now, we really do ...

The poor, portly manatee, having to endure this gibe time and again: “The early explorers thought manatees were mermaids. Guess they’d been at sea a little too long!” Local tour guides have their own ...

Mermaids – underwater creatures that are half fish and half human – do not exist except in people’s imaginations. Scientists who study the ocean have investigated their possible existence and say no ...