The most primeval reference to a human figure with fish’s tail dates far back into 5000 BC. Latest archaeological findings reveal that there was a freaky god with fish’s tail among the range of gods workshipped by Babylonians. This god called “Owannesse” was characterised by a strange body with an upper part of man and a lower part that carried perfect resemblance to a fish’s tail.This eerie mermaid god is seen illustrated on the inscribed tablets of stone and is considered on extremely sacred symbol of divine power. Several references to “Owannesse” occur in Arabian folklore which make allusions to people who were constantly worshipping the mermaid god in the far distant past.

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