06-05-2020, 08:06 AM
At face value you have to say that the VM "mermaid" is closer to the Jonah and the whale archetype. On one leg, we can even see the knee and part of the lower leg. So taken as-is, this is a figure standing in a fish mouth.
So why are so many researchers talking about mermaids? I think this is a testament to the VM's talent for ambiguity. The fish is drawn in such a weird and impossible way that it can also be read as a tail. And the human figure has breasts but a male head. The drawing is really simple, but still allows for both readings without embracing either.
So why are so many researchers talking about mermaids? I think this is a testament to the VM's talent for ambiguity. The fish is drawn in such a weird and impossible way that it can also be read as a tail. And the human figure has breasts but a male head. The drawing is really simple, but still allows for both readings without embracing either.