tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post7717182998824712630..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Mermaid OriginsRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-63321939478302718762010-04-05T07:06:35.212-07:002010-04-05T07:06:35.212-07:00Yes, there is a direct correlation. That's whe...Yes, there is a direct correlation. That's where their name came from.Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-53038137529767198562010-04-03T05:24:33.145-07:002010-04-03T05:24:33.145-07:00About the dugongs inspiring the mermaid myths, it ...About the dugongs inspiring the mermaid myths, it is interesting to note that among the Malays of south-east Asia, the word for 'mermaid' is 'duyong'. <br /><br />Could there be a correlation ? Perhaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-52806192017542316752010-03-09T13:05:03.761-08:002010-03-09T13:05:03.761-08:00I think they must have been desperate! The scurvy...I think they must have been desperate! The scurvy must have affected their eyesight.Rosiehttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com