crystallitanie:magpiefngrl:The legend is (from what I remember from school) that Alexander the Great
crystallitanie:magpiefngrl:The legend is (from what I remember from school) that Alexander the Great’s sister was (became?) a mermaid. She would stop ships and boats and ask the captain/sailors about her brother, even years and decades after his death. If the captain told her Alexander had died, she’d sink the ship. So they had to lie and tell her that he still lives and reigns, and she’d let them go unharmed.This is one of my favourite stories. In Greek folklore, the dialogue goes like this:- Ζει ο Βασιλιάς Αλέξανδρος;- Ζει και βασιλεύει και τον κόσμο κυριεύει.Meaning:- Is King Alexander alive?- He’s alive and he reigns and he conquers the world.Novelist Andreas Karkavitsas wrote a fantastic short story about her, titled “The Mermaid”. -- source link