The myth of the mermaid has endured for centuries. In Ancient Syria, people worshipped Atargatis, a halfhuman, half-fish goddess who ruled over fertility. Then in Ancient Greece, sailors would set out to sea in fear and lust of the siren, who, if given the chance, would sing them to their deaths. And of course, there is Hans Christian Andersen's 19th-Century fairy tale , which has been adapted by
