The word mermaid is used to designate one of the most beautiful creatures described in mythology, this being is aquatic in nature and its most outstanding feature is the fact that its body is half woman and half fish, so according to the stories and stories, usually dazzle sailors and sailors, but not only with its great beauty but also with its song, which is of great magnificence. It should be noted that mermaids are mythological beings, therefore they do not exist in reality, as it happens with the unicorn or the pegasus. Mermaids have appearances in a large number of works of universal literature and in addition to this it is one of the most present elements in the typology of the marine world. In ancient times the Egyptians used the mermaid fused with the appearance of a bird and a woman, to symbolize the soul force which is called "Ba".
"Ba" is a masculine word with which the representation of the animate force that remains of each human being is made, after he has died, therefore there are those who interpret it as his spiritual personality in even the soul itself. “Ba · as mentioned above, is symbolized with the image of a mermaid with the body of a bird and the head of a girl. The function of "Ba" was very important for the culture of Egypt in ancient times, since thanks to its mobility it was possible to maintain a link between the Earth and the world of the gods. In other words, it functioned as a kind of mediator between the two planes, since it also helped the deceased in their journey.
On the other hand, as for the mermaids of the sea, one of the main characteristics of them was their beauty, pure and ethereal. Therefore, in all the texts in which they appear they are usually described as very beautiful, young, pale and very fragile women, with long and flowing hair, who often sing to the sailors with their melodic songs and their poetry. At the point of hair it should be noted that for ancient cultures, the fact that women wore long and loose hair was associated with professions such as prostitution, therefore it is normal to understand that the mermaid as a mythological figure has a high burden sensual.
