美人鱼的外观形象按流行的说法是以腰部为界,上半身为女人,下半身是披着鳞片的漂亮鱼尾,能像鱼一样生活在海洋里,又可称之为人鱼。由于各种美人鱼传说的不断积累,历史上很长一个时期人们对美人鱼的存在坚信不疑。在中世纪时美人鱼的形象在历史文献和文学作品中都留下了踪迹,成? The appearance of the mermaid by popular view is based on the waist as the boundary, the upper body as a woman, the lower body is covered with scales of the beautiful tail, like a fish can live in the sea, but also can be called mermaid. Due to the continuous accumulation of various mermaid legends, for a long time in history there has been no doubt about the existence of the mermaids. In the Middle Ages, the image of the mermaid left traces in the historical literature and literary works.