Classic Myths - Greek, German, and Scandinavian #260711

He was glad that the steps were many and he looked long at the pictures carved on the walls by an immortal artist. There were pictures of both land and sea. On the right was earth with its towns, forests, and rivers, and the beings that live in each. On the left was the ocean with its mermaids sporting among the waves, riding on the backs of fishes, or sitting on the rocks drying their sea green hair. Their faces were alike, yet not alike, as sisters ought to be.