magpiefngrl:The legend is (from what I remember from school) that Alexander the Great’s sister was (
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. -- source link