Merman
A Crowned Merman, by Arthur Rackham | |
| Creature information | |
|---|---|
| Grouping | Mythological |
| Sub grouping | Water spirit |
| Origin | |
| Country | Worldwide |
A merman (pl.: mermen; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female mermaid, is a legendary creature which is human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes mermen are described as hideous and other times as handsome.