1. Mermaids all around the world
Selkie, Nixe, Rusalka, Ariel

2. Nixe Water spirits Lure humans to drown by singing (like sirens)
German epic Nibelungenlied mentioned the Nix
Love music, sing and dancing
Germany

3. beautiful woman with a tail of a fish
Woman nixe
Man nixe
many different forms – human, fish or snake
beautiful woman with a tail of a fish

4. Rusalka Water nymphs that lives in a lake
By combing their hair they can cause a flood
Usually have ginger hair
Russia

5. Rusalka - opera Czech opera by Antonín Dvořák Plot:
Rusalka has fallen in love with a prince, but she is invisible to him
Rusalka’s father, the ruler of the lake, warns her against such a transformation
Becomes a human anyway
For the prince's betrayal Rusalka is dying
Pretty similar to Hans Christian Andersen‘s Little Mermaid
- the most known song „Song to the Moon“ (with english subtitles)

6. Selkie Seals, who shed their skin and took a human form Both genders
Ireland and Scotland
Scotland,
Ireland

7. Woman selkie Man selkie described as very handsome
seek for women dissapointed with their live
if man steals her skin → selkie in his power
when she finds her skin → returning to the sea

8. Selkies in culture The Great Selkie Of Sule Skerry
traditional folk ballad from Orkney
story about woman, who falls in love with selkie-man
- part of the song and the meaning (3.30 min)
The Selkie Bride
a scottish folktale
- whole story (7 min)

9. Ariel Disney princess-mermaid From movie „The Little mermaid“, 1989
6 older sisters
father – king Triton
Becoming a woman and marrying prince Eric
Part of Your World – the most known song
Walt Disney Studios, Hollywood

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