17-06-2021, 01:42 PM
Cantimpre's "fish" are basically things you might encounter while fishing.
His "marine monsters" though are often hybrids, either animal-fish or human-fish. I think the fish in your illustration are also part of the "monstrous" or legendary category. These may include real animals like whales, but were still considered a category of their own.
But I agree that at least by these popular encyclopedias, mermaids would probably be considered more animal than human.
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His "marine monsters" though are often hybrids, either animal-fish or human-fish. I think the fish in your illustration are also part of the "monstrous" or legendary category. These may include real animals like whales, but were still considered a category of their own.
But I agree that at least by these popular encyclopedias, mermaids would probably be considered more animal than human.
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