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Item # 1023 - Measurements: 30 x
19mm
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Manatee Symbolism / Manatee
Folklore
Manatees are part of an animal group ("order") called
"Sirenia". The word "siren" comes from an old story from back in the days
of Hercules. The ancient Greeks told a story about beautiful girls that
lived in the sea, called "sirens". These girls sang very beautiful songs
that would put sailors in a trance. The sailors would be so hypnotized
by these songs that they would crash their ships into the rocks and sink,
just to find the the girls that sang those songs. Just like the story
of Hercules, these stories of the sirens were not true. For a long time
people did believe that these beautiful and strange creatures were real.
People who lived near and worked on the sea knew that the sea was a strange
and mysterious place. The sea seemed like it went for forever. People
knew that the sea was so large there were many strange and interesting
creatures hidden in it. Some creatures were dangerous and frightening.
Some creatures. like mermaids, were beautiful and enchanting. Many people
had actually seen mermaids, too! Mermaids were sea creatures that were
half girl and half fish. These creatures were not really mermaids,
but manatees (and dugongs).