Are mermaids good or evil?

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid is a heartwarming tale of a mermaid falling in love, battling evil to be with her love, and living happily ever after ... read more

Like people they can be either good or evil. Most people,most of the time are good, but there are always some who are not. read more

Most mermaids are kind and caring,but they can be taught differently.Their childhood usually interacts with this sort of situation.But there is a kind of mermaid that is evil-Sirens.They sing sailors to their death-a tragic ending.There is a story about a man who had his sailors(for he was the captain)tie him to a post so he could hear the beautiful song without dieing. read more

Mermaid Mythology as seen by John Waterhouse The evil-intentioned mermaid is not the only way these creatures were seen as dangerous. Some believed that even well-intentioned mermaids would cause great danger to men who believed they saw a woman drowning and would dive into the waters to save them. read more