Dive into centuries of mermaid lore with me Ana Karennina. I launch to you my enchanting pod cast Mermaids, that brings together tales of mermaids from around the world. The oldest and most popular mythical beings, mermaids—in all their alluring, mysterious glory—have captured the imagination since long before Ariel sold her voice to a sea witch in the beloved Disney film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." As far back as the eighth century B.C., sailors in Homer's Odyssey stuffed wax in their ears in order to resist the Sirens, who lured men to their watery deaths wi