00:00water wave dive into the deep mermaid for centuries people have wondered do mermaids
00:10really exist discover the truth behind myths legends and mysterious sightings beneath the
00:16waves hashtag mermaid mystery the ocean covers more than 70% of our planet and yet humans have
00:25explored less than five percent of it that means there are still millions of mysteries hiding deep
00:32beneath the surface among those mysteries is one of the oldest and most fascinating legends of all
00:39time the mermaid half human half fish a creature said to live in the deep blue sea beautiful yet
00:47dangerous gentle yet mysterious but the real question is are mermaids just fantasy or could
00:54they actually exist the earliest stories about mermaids date back more than 3,000 years in ancient
01:03Assyria it was said that a goddess named a targetus transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame
01:09in Greek mythology sirens were sea maidens who lured sailors with their magical voices across Africa
01:18people spoke of mommy wada a powerful water spirit with a woman's face and a fish's tail even in Arabian
01:27tales sea women were said to appear before great storms these legends spread through different
01:34cultures and generations and soon sailors around the world began claiming they had seen mermaids with
01:40their own eyes during long sea voyages sailors reported strange figures swimming beside their ships some
01:49said they saw women with long hair and shining tails waving from rocks or disappearing into the waves
01:56historians now believe that these sightings were likely sea animals such as manatees or dugongs creatures
02:03that could look human from a distance after months of sailing and exhaustion but not everyone agrees do
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