The pictures of the mermaid below come from four different traditions. The first picture is the statue of the Little Mermaid. This monument for Andersen's tale is in the Koppenhaga harbor.

The second picture is a movie poster of Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid. The 1989 motion picture is the most popular contemporary story of mermaids.

The third picture is a painting by J. W. Waterhouse. It is entitled A Mermaid, and it was painted in 1901.

The fourth picture is a depiction of a mermaid from a comic book.

Picture 1: The statue of the Little Mermaid


Picture 2: Movie poster for Disney's The Little Mermaid


Picture 3: A Mermaid (Waterhouse)


Picture 4: Mermaid in a comic book