Atargatis

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The oldest form of the mermaid in mermaid mythology is the goddess Atargatis from Syria. A famous statue of Atargatis shows her as a woman from the waist up and a fish from there down. All sea goddesses inherit the sea's qualities. Just as the sea could be gentle and nurturing or violent and deadly, so could they. These are the same contradictory qualities we see in mermaids to this day: beautiful, cruel, tender, loving, destroying, etc. In a larger sense this is man's view of nature. The mermaid is nature herself.

If you haven't guessed already mermaids and vampires are my favourite mythological creatures

All stock purchased and details painted.

Tip: When creating a mermaid don't use those Poser Pro tales unless you're using a Poser model too, otherwise it will look really fake. I always search for fish photos for the tale, you just need to mold the fish photo to the models legs. Koi fish stock is the best for this, since they have the most destinct scales.




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