A mummified "mermaid" said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be examined by scientists in order to reveal its true nature.

The mysterious creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off the Japanese island of Shikoku, between 1736 and 1741, and is now kept in a temple in the city of Asakuchi.

The creature has a human appearance except for its fish-like lower half.

Researchers from the Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts have now taken the mummy for CT scanning in a bid to unravel its secrets.

Hiroshi Kinoshita of the Okayama Folklore Society, who came up with the project, said the bizarre creature could have religious significance.

Hiroshi Kinoshita "Japanese mermaids have a legend of immortality," he said.

"It is said that if you eat the flesh of a mermaid, you will never die."

"There is a legend in many parts of Japan that a woman accidentally ate the flesh of a mermaid and lived for 800 years.

"This ‘Yao-Bikuni’ legend is also preserved near the temple where the mermaid mummy was found.

"I heard that some people, believing in the legend, used to eat the scales of mermaid mummies."

The scientists examining the mummy will publish their findings later this year.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17828242/mystery-mummified-mermaid-human-face-tail/

Hmm. Looks fake

Nonsense.

They want to wash our heads again.

Those are followers of the demi gods, there are hundreds of thousands of them on Nigerian shores that's why this country is so fúcked up.

This I have seen.

Looks like Tinubu and the father of those who will quote me

Oh

Interesting.....

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In Pastor Righteousness's Mind right now;

“Another Opportunity to Preach End time”

Ok

Hmmm

This one na Iyemeran. Husband of Iyemoja

Hope say this one never transform to one hot fair chick before, wey many guys don sleep with

Please give me small pieces, I want to check something

Eeeeeeewwww

That's the ancestor of many nairaland witches like pocohantas, saphiere, datboredberri and co.


May the Blood of Jesus cover every male on this forum.

Umm. Clearly a mermaid

They will finally dig out one thing

Orisirisi something...

Really.

Wahala

I thought Scientists don't believed religion. Which one be say dem wan see if e get religious significance.

They keep on selling and we keep on buying. Tell the scientist too that the ileke on your waist baffles the men in your area. publish it and sell it to them. Nigerians are so gullible. Tell them that the egungun in your village baffles the Moroccans.
someone is getting famous and cashing out. we sit here paying for those dummies to outsmart us. Build Nigeria and let people survive

RoyalBoutique:
Nonsense.

They want to wash our heads again.

Don't mind them

Lol

They are real

lol