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Sunday, May 1, 2016

The Legend Of Katao (Mermaid)




The sirena or mermaid of the Tagalog is equivalent to the katao of the Ilonggos. It is narrated in the following story the origin of the katao.

A maiden attempted to commit suicide because her lover married another woman. The broken-hearted woman in love jumped over the river from a cliff. In an unexplained phenomenon, when her feet touches the water she immediately got a tail just like a fish and she did not die.




Photo Source:

http://m4rl0.deviantart.com/art/Sirena-367131386