MERMAIDS: BEAUTIFUL LIE, HORRIFYING TRUTH

Freaky Folklore

Eeriecast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 840 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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This bonus episode of "Freaky Folklore" reveals how mermaids were originally feared as deadly predators across global mythologies before being sanitized into romantic figures, arguing that this transformation disconnects us from our ancestors' practical warnings about water's dangers. Discover more TERRIFYING podcasts at http://eeriecast.com/ Follow Carman Carrion! https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CarmanCarrion Subscribe to Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/0uiX155WEJnN7QVRfo3aQY Please Review Us on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-folklore/id1550361184 Music and sound effects used in the Freaky Folklore Podcast have or may have been provided/created by: CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Myuu: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiSKnkKCKAQVxMUWpZQobuQ Jinglepunks: https://jinglepunks.com/ Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Kevin MacLeod: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Music: https://soundcloud.com/darknessprevailspodcast Soundstripe: https:// Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.0	Welcome to a freaky folklore summer safety bonus episode,
1:05.0	where we take a seasonal dive into the darker corners of human imagination.
1:10.0	I'm your host, Carmen Carion, and with beach season
1:13.4	about to be in full swing and record numbers of people heading to the coast this summer,
1:18.6	it felt essential to explore the horrifying truth behind one of folklore's most sanitized creatures.
1:26.1	The Mermaid
1:26.8	This isn't just another monster episode. Consider this
1:30.9	your essential summer water safety guide, wrapped in the compelling package of mythological analysis.
1:38.2	While modern culture has reduced mermaids to singing princesses and coffee shop logos. Our ancestors created these legends as vital
1:46.7	warning systems about water's dangers. Warnings we've dangerously forgotten in our rush to
1:52.2	romanticize these predatory beings. This show proudly haunts the Eriecast Podcast Network.
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