![]() Mummy mystery The ‘mermaid’ was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean between 17. ![]() Kinoshita, however, takes a more pragmatic view of the creature. “We have worshipped it, hoping that it would help alleviate the coronavirus pandemic even if only slightly,” he told The Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper. It’s unclear how or when the mummy came to the Enjuin temple in Asakuchi.īut chief priest, Kozen Kuida, said it was put on display in a glass case some 40 years ago and is now kept in a fireproof safe. My ancestors bought it and kept it as a family treasure.” “The fishermen who caught it did not know it was a mermaid, but took it to Osaka and sold it as unusual fish. “A mermaid was caught in a fish-catching net in the sea off Kochi Prefecture,” the letter states. “There is also a legend that a mermaid predicted an infectious disease,” said Hiroshi.Ī historic letter dated 1903 – apparently penned by a former owner – was stored alongside the mummy and gives a story about its provenance. In the age of Covid-19, a mermaid could be an ominous portent too, folklore suggests. “I heard that some people, believing in the legend, used to eat the scales of mermaid mummies.” Hiroshi Kinoshita of the Okayama Folklore Society believes the creature may have religious significance. “This ‘Yao-Bikuni’ legend is also preserved near the temple where the mermaid mummy was found.” “There is a legend in many parts of Japan that a woman accidentally ate the flesh of a mermaid and lived for 800 years.” Researchers are using CT scans to hopefully get some answers about the bizarre mummy. “It is said that if you eat the flesh of a mermaid, you will never die.” “Japanese mermaids have a legend of immortality,” he said. Hiroshi Kinoshita of the Okayama Folklore Society, who came up with the project, said the bizarre creature could have religious significance. Now researchers from the Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts have taken the mummy for CT scanning in a bid to unravel its secrets. With a grimacing face, pointed teeth, two hands, and hair on its head and brow, it has an eerily human appearance – except for its fish-like lower half. The mysterious 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off the Japanese island of Shikoku, between 17, and is now kept in a temple in the city of Asakuchi. I stole my best friend's boyfriend and now he's my husbandĪ mummified “mermaid” said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature. Prince William gives rare insight into relationship with Kate Huge 5,800 mph rocket set to crash into moon in days Round Glass Pearl Beads: about 4mm, hole: 0.8~1mm, 10pcs īrass Earring Hooks: about 19mm, hole: 1.5mm Pin: 0.7mm, 20pcs īrass Open Jump Rings: about 18 Gauge, 6x1mm Inner Diameter: 4mm, 20pcs īrass Eye Pin: about 4.0cm long, 0.7mm thick, hole: about 2mm, 20pcs īrass Flat Head Pins: about 4.0cm long, 0.Melinda Gates slams Bill's friendship with 'evil' Jeffrey Epstein Round Glass Pearl Beads: about 6mm, hole: 1mm, 10pcs Round Glass Pearl Beads: about 8mm, hole: 1mm, 10pcs Iron Bar Links Connectors: about 20x2x2mm, hole: 1mm, 4pcs īrass Coated Iron Rolo Chains: about 2x0.5mm, 1m Shell Shape Zinc Alloy Enamel Pendants: about 15.5x14.5圆mm, hole: 2mm, 4pcs įlat Round with Mermaid Fish Scale Shaped Alloy Resin Links Connectors: about 18.5x11x4.5mm, hole: 1.8mm, 4pcs Shell/Scallop Alloy Enamel Pendants: about 19.5x13x4.5mm, hole: 2.5mm, 4pcs ![]() Mermaid Shaped Alloy Enamel Pendants: about 29x12.5x2mm, hole: 1.4mm, 4pcs Mermaid Shaped Alloy Enamel Links connectors: about 45.5x16x2mm, hole: 1.5mm, 2pcs Mermaid Tail Shape Zinc Alloy Enamel Pendant: about 27x18.5x3mm, hole: 1.5mm, 2pcs SUNNYCLUE 1 Box DIY 10 Pairs Ocean Style Earring Making Kits Mermaid Tail Shell Enamel Charms Pendants Findings & Glass Pearl Beads for Handmade Earrings Beginner, Golden
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