One of the most loved water – themed tattoo idea is the mermaid tattoo. The occasion to combine a lot of potential for beauty expression and a deep meaning with the help of an ancient symbol is at times so inspiring that it might prove to be, just as it was said that mermaids were believed to be, irresistible thus giving yet another proof to that statement. The first thing that strikes on a mermaid tattoo is the beauty of the subject, because mermaids were always depicted as beautiful half fish half maidens creatures, able to breath underwater as well as outside of it. From this we get our first mermaid tattoo meaning, which is the duality of this beautiful mythical character.
Besides their striking beauty, mermaids were said to have wonderful alluring voices, which could drive sailors mad and even kill them, which shows that beauty can be dangerous, alluring and enchanting, but there can always be a downside to much beauty, and that those searching for the mermaid’s voice might be so badly harmed that they could never be the same again.
When sailors would hear the song of the mermaids nothing could convince them to get back on the way home, and so they would become the prisoners of their own passions and of the calling of the seas, often said to be the mermaid song itself, and from that moment on love for the unreachable would conquer every thought and every will. Beautiful maidens with long hair flowing, with blue and green beautifully scaled tails, never wearing a top, with fiery red, blonde or dark hair, mermaids symbolize the perfect feminine, sensuality and mystery, beauty and impossible love, the power of persuasion and the temptation of death.
Being a much loved tattoo subject for both men and women, this subject usually takes a lot of space, making it possible for the artist to express his or her talent with as much details as possible. With the long flowing tail, coated with wonderful scales, the potential for rich detail only starts up, as the upper part can also be the expression of ideal beauty,voluptuous and seductive, with lean curves and voluminous hair, all coming together in a beautiful drawing. Either alone, with patches of water and rocks, with anchors or with fish or other marine creatures, a mermaid has always been a source of inspiration, making it from oral legends to paintings to the big screen and now even on our skin. A good idea will always find its way to the surface just like a mermaid in search of a new victim.
Beautiful and overflowing with artistic potential mermaid tattoo meanings go from the perfect depiction of the unreachable and perfect feminine power to the untamed, wildly loving and freedom seeking free spirit. Associated with water and perfect fluidity, mermaids are the symbol of ever changing waters, of unsteadiness and playful and dangerous calling of unreachable ideals.
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