{"id":3923920,"date":"2026-02-13T19:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/mermaids-and-mermen-are-ancient-legends-of-sea-goddesses-in-alaska-true\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:04:52","slug":"mermaids-and-mermen-are-ancient-legends-of-sea-goddesses-in-alaska-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikedyess.info\/para\/mermaids-and-mermen-are-ancient-legends-of-sea-goddesses-in-alaska-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaids and Mermen: Are Ancient Legends of Sea Goddesses in Alaska True?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Are legends of mermaids and mermen based on something real? If so, stories dating back to the first writings are nothing like the Little Mermaid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sinde 1988, more than 16,000 people have vanished in a triangular area, the\u00a0\u201cBermuda Triangle of Alaska.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0The missing person rate is twice the national average, with four missing person reports for every 1,000 people.<\/p>\n

When Alaskans go missing, the search area can be\u00a0as large as entire states<\/a>\u00a0in the lower 48. Thus, state troopers rarely find any trace of bodies, either dead or alive. Worse, the rugged wilderness makes finding missing persons all the more unlikely.<\/p>\n

For the native Inuit culture, it\u2019s thought at least some disappearances are attributed to\u00a0supernatural beings.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mermaids and Mermen of Inuit Legends\u00a0<\/h2>\n

For our purposes, we will refer to these legends as mermaids and mermen. However, the stories are quite unlike what we tend to think of as merfolk.<\/p>\n

For example, Qalupalik is said to have green skin and enjoys snatching children away should they get too close to the water. Inuit sea goddess\u00a0has many names<\/a>\u00a0with unique mythologies. These beings may be helpful to humans or extremely dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For example, hunters\u00a0tried to appease Sedna<\/a>\u00a0so their hunts would be fruitful. She controls all sea life from her home at the bottom of the ocean. Strangely, seals, walruses, fish, and whales sprang from her severed fingers. Her father cut them off to save himself from drowning, according to one telling.<\/p>\n