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Encounter Patterns in Mermaid Lore

Encounter patterns in mermaid lore reveal that mermaid stories are rarely random. Across centuries and cultures, the same structures recur: liminal waters, partial glimpses, comb and mirror imagery, song before sight, beauty mixed with danger, drowning or disappearance, capture attempts, sacred callings, and bodies treated as proof. This entry maps those repeated forms.