![]() The Atargatis mermaid myth is one of the oldest, originating in 1000 B.C.E. In later versions of the story, Melusine saves herself from her innately evil existence by becoming a Christian. He later blames her for a tragic event she had nothing to do with, the death of their son, and in her anger she turns into a dragon. One day he breaks his promise to her and peeks at her while she bathes on a Saturday, and he sees her serpent-like tail. They get married and somehow have children, and all the while he somehow never notices her tail. In the most well-known version of the myth, Melusine promises to marry a knight as long as he swears to never see her on Saturdays, so that he might not see her water serpent tail. The story has changed quite a few times, and it is possible that Melusine was originally depicted in a more positive manner as a goddess of the sea. ![]() The oldest extant version of the tale was written sometime between 13, but the legend was well known before then. In an old French tale, Melusine, a creature with a fish or water serpent tail, marries a mortal man to gain a soul. ![]()
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