Are people ever so naive as to confuse manatees with real mermaids?
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 a
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 a
