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Is Atargatis A Mermaid? [Solved]
The first appearance of mermaids in human culture seems to have occurred about 1000 BC in Assyria (roughly equivalent to present-day Syria plus the northern area of Iraq). In the mythology of Assyria the beautiful fertility goddess Atargatis became a mermaid after casting herself into a lake.
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The Truth Behind the Mermaid Myth
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Ode to Atargatis, Sirian Mermaid Goddess
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