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SUMMARY:The History of Mermaids\, Sea Spirits & Women
LOCATION:The Roper Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Dive beneath the surface of mermaid lore\, tracing their long h
 istories and what they may reveal about wider society. Followed by Q&A.\n
 \nSince Hans Christian Andersen turned the mermaid into a romantic heroine
 \, shimmering sea-maidens have swum through popular culture. “Mermaiding
 ” has even become a verb. But where do these figures really come from\, 
 and why do they hold such power over us?\n\nThis talk strips away the fair
 y tale to uncover a far darker and more complex ancestry. Across cultures 
 and centuries\, people have imagined powerful sea spirits inhabiting limin
 al waters: from the fish-tailed goddess of ancient Mesopotamia\, to mediev
 al two-tailed mermaids\, Renaissance Europe’s soulless undines\, and Wes
 t Africa’s formidable Mami Wata.\n\nBorn from encounters with the unknow
 n\, these female water beings have inspired terror and desire\, transforma
 tion and loss of control. Together\, we’ll explore how mermaids and sea 
 spirits have evolved alongside human fears and fascinations – and how th
 ey continue to shape our relationship with nature\, the unknown\, and fema
 leness itself.\n\nDoors open at 7pm\, talk starts at 7:30pm - come down ea
 rly to grab a good seat!\n\nFollow us on IG @seedtalks\n\nSpeaker Bio:\n\n
 Dr Natalie Lawrence is a historian of science and author of Enchanted Crea
 tures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings (W&N\, 2024\; Pegasus 2025)\, a his
 tory of monsters and our imaginations over the last 15\,000 years.\n\nBole
 tos: https://dice.fm/event/g5bbda-the-history-of-mermaids-sea-spirits-wome
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