Mythology and Folklore

Art of Piracy While choosing a project topic I selfishly could not choose just one, but rather a mash-up between mermaids and women pirates. More specifically, Haun Christian Andersons "The Little Mermaid" . Ideally, I would like to use the beginning part of "The Little Mermaid" to then make the prince her enemy rather than her lover. Thus bringing the sorceress in to still give the Little Mermaid and her sisters legs so that they could steal a ship and attack the prince's fleet with their siren powers.  Secondly, I am interested in a fleet of pirates being taken down by the joint force of mermaids and pirates. For this particular twist, I will be basing my story on Homer's Odyssey  Passing the Sirens . More specifically I would love to build on the idea of having sailors and pirates pass by the island of the Sirens.  My final concept that I found quite interesting is based on  The Mermaid's Twin Sister . While reading this tale (pun int...

https://www.walldevil.com/artwork-mermaids-pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-redheads-ships-syrena-women-wallpaper-22504/ While reading the expansive list that consists of project topics, the diverse range of subjects inspires a general theme that I wish to focus on. The project ideas fall into these four categories:  Fairy Tale Princesses ,  Mermaids ,  Women Pirates  and  The Land of Oz . My decision to focus on either Mermaids or Women Pirates stems from the idea of combining forces between the two. As I previously mentioned in my blog, I have always been an admirer of mermaids. It began with my love for Disney's The Little Mermaid and grew with my fascination with their stories dark origin. With that being said, their origin lies with pirates lost at sea, fantasizing about a woman that could put an end to their loneliness. So, I think it would be interesting to create a crossover between mermaids and women pirates by ...