Kind of curious where did the legend of mermaid's come from

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

The conventional wisdom is that sailors, desperate upon approaching land after a long time at sea, would glimpse manatees and dugongs and think they saw a creature whose upper body was that of a woman.

I emphasize the word "desperate".

smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

@DrWatson I could imagine u would see things if u was out in the ocean for weeks at a time

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@DrWatson and maybe having had a bit too much rum!

smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F

@samueltyler2 that is true