Assertion: mermaid | /r/HasProperty | goddess
Facets:
value: according to their folklore
type: OTHER
value: in the earliest known mermaid lore
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In the earliest known mermaid lore, heralding from first century BCE Assyria, the mermaid is a goddess who jumped into the sea in grief over the lover whom she accidentally killed.
text: The story (which dates from around 1,000 BC) states that the first mermaid was the goddess Atargatis.
text: According to their folklore, the first mermaid was a goddess that loved a human shepherd, and eventually killed him.