Worlds Most Famous Mermaids

1 Mermaid Ariel Perhaps the most famous mermaid right now is Ariel, the star of Disney’s animated version of “The Little Mermaid,” by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The film may have been released in 1989 but Ariel remains one of the top-earning Disney princesses. Described as impulsive, adventurous, and stubborn, Ariel falls in love with a male human called Eric, much to the annoyance of her father Triton. 2 Mermaid Andersen Andersen’s “Little Mermaid” the fairy tale character is also immortalized in a bronze statue that sits on the shores of the Langelinie in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Little Mermaid statue is one of the most photographed statues in the world.

01:13 - It celebrated her 100th birthday on August 23, 2013. It has become a symbol of Copenhagen just like the Eiffel Tower in Paris or Big Ben in London. Today, almost all of us know the Little Mermaid from the Disney movie, though the original story lacks the happy ending of the animated film. 3 Mermaid Sawa There’s a legend about the origin of Warsaw in which a peasant named Wars is directed to the site by a mermaid named Sawa—hence the Polish name of the city, Warszawa. Today, Sawa serves as the official emblem of Warsaw, and statues of the syrena (meaning both “mermaid” and “siren” in Polish). are scattered all over town.

01:31 - The Mermaid of Warsaw statue, otherwise known as Syrenka, sits in the city’s Old Town. Syrenka has long been a symbol of the city, though originally appeared on the coat of arms as a male figure with the tail of a dragon. Designed by Konstanty Hegel in 1855, the original Syrenka statue has since been replaced with sturdier Sawa after a spate of vandalism. According to one legend, Sawa is the Little Mermaid’s sister and they become separated in the Baltic Sea. .