merfolk
Finned ocean beings
Merfolk are mythical sea creatures with a human upper body and a fish tail below the waist.
The term covers both mermaids (female) and mermen (male), useful when referring to the species generally rather than one sex: The legend spoke of merfolk guarding the sunken treasure.
Common in fantasy fiction and folklore worldwide.
Wailing alert device
- tritonNewt or marine gastropod
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
- NeptuneEighth planet or sea deity
- AtlantisMythical sunken island
Odyssey · nymph · selkie · undine · nereid · Calypso · naiad · Lorelei
Wailing alert device
Massive saltwater body
- marineRelating to the sea
- gillsAquatic respiratory organs
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- finsSwimming appendages
tail · swimming · diving · coral · reef · seaweed · currents · tides
Attractive, tempting quality
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
hypnotize · enrapture · seduce · beguile · charm · lure · beauty · haunting
Thorough change in form
- tailRear animal appendage
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
interspecies · half-human · walking · breathing · land · sea · adaptation · metamorphosis
siren
Wailing alert device
Atlantis · Odyssey · nymph · selkie · undine · nereid · Calypso · naiad · Lorelei · Sedna
siren
Wailing alert device
ocean
Massive saltwater body
fins · tail · swimming · diving · coral · reef · seaweed · currents · tides · saltwater
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
spellbind · hypnotize · enrapture · seduce · beguile · charm · lure · beauty · haunting · ethereal
transformation
Thorough change in form
- tailRear animal appendage
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
amphibious · interspecies · half-human · walking · breathing · land · sea · adaptation · metamorphosis · curse
- sea mythologykraken, merpeople, sea serpents, sea monsters, Triton
- cryptidsBigfoot, sasquatch, yeti, Nessie, Loch Ness Monster
- Island Folkloreselkie, selkies, kelpie, kelpies, mermaids
- Faeriesfairy, fairies, fae, faerie, fey
- fantasy raceself, elves, dwarf, dwarves, orc
- beast-menwolfman, catman, dogman, ratman, pigman
merfolklandfolk
People living on terrain
sylphs · dryads · harpies · angels · desert dwellers
merfolkhumans
Homo sapiens members
mortals · sailors · landlubbers · terrestrials · seafarers