SCULPTURE DE SIRENES TEMPLE JAPONAIS
Une ningyo (人魚, "poisson-humain, sirène") est une créature des mers de la mythologie japonaise. Anciennement, elle était décrite avec un torse humain, une bouche de singe dotée de dents de poisson, une queue de poisson aux écailles dorées, et une douce voix qui ressemble un peu au son d’une flûte ou le chant d’une hirondelle. Cependant, attraper une ningyo enclenchait des tempêtes et la malchance, alors les pêcheurs qui avaient capturé ces créatures furent avertis par d’autres de les rejeter dans les océans. On dit aussi que lorsqu’une ningyo s’échoue sur les plages, cela provoquait aussitôt la guerre ou la calamité.
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Ningyo (人魚, "human fish" or "mermaid") is a fish-like creature from Japanese folklore. Anciently, it was described with a monkey’s mouth with small teeth like a fish’s, shining golden scales, and a quiet voice like a skylark or a flute. Its flesh is pleasant-tasting, and anyone who eats it will attain remarkable longevity. However, catching a ningyo was believed to bring storms and misfortune, so fishermen who caught these creatures were said to throw them back into the sea. A ningyo washed onto the beach was an omen of war or calamity.
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Ningyo (人魚, "human fish" or "mermaid") is a fish-like creature from Japanese folklore. Anciently, it was described with a monkey’s mouth with small teeth like a fish’s, shining golden scales, and a quiet voice like a skylark or a flute. Its flesh is pleasant-tasting, and anyone who eats it will attain remarkable longevity. However, catching a ningyo was believed to bring storms and misfortune, so fishermen who caught these creatures were said to throw them back into the sea. A ningyo washed onto the beach was an omen of war or calamity.