Serie Sirena

On the edge of a mountain lake, a woman stands motionless on a jagged rock. Her dark hair tangles in the wind as she gazes into the water below, her reflection rippling and fragmented. Grief grips her—raw and unrelenting—after the sudden loss of her husband. With a heavy heart, she takes one final breath and steps off the precipice, plunging into the lake’s cold embrace.

But the waters are not as indifferent as they seem. They pulse with a quiet, ancient power, a force the woman cannot begin to fathom. The lake, in its timeless wisdom, refuses to let her be claimed by despair.

The waves churn and spiral, cradling her as she sinks, then carrying her upward with surprising gentleness. When she surfaces, the lake deposits her onto a smooth, flat rock at its shore. The woman lies still, her breathing shallow, as the water curls around her like ribbons of light.

For what feels like an eternity, the lake works its transformation, weaving its magic through her. The light grows brighter, shimmering against the surface, before fading into stillness. When the woman awakens, she is no longer what she was. Her form is new—graceful, ethereal, belonging to both the water and the world above.

Her grief has not vanished but softened, transformed into a deep well of compassion. She now moves between two realms, offering solace and healing to those who, like her, carry sorrow too great to bear alone.

The myth of the mermaid stretches across cultures, whispered in stories told by the sea. While modern imaginations may conjure the tale of The Little Mermaid—with its catchy songs and colorful animation—mermaid lore runs far deeper than Disney’s rendition.

One of the earliest known mermaid legends is that of Atargatis, the Assyrian goddess of water, fertility, and the moon. Worshipped in temples adorned with gold and diamonds, her followers would swim through a sacred pool of living fish to reach her altar.

Mermaid imagery dates back as far as 8 to 10 centuries B.C., with some of the earliest depictions appearing in cave paintings from the Stone Age. As humans first ventured beyond the safety of land to explore the vast and unpredictable seas, tales of mysterious, half-human figures began to take shape.

These stories—born of curiosity, longing, and the enduring mysteries of the ocean—continue to captivate, carrying the timeless allure of the sea and the transformative power of its depths.