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[ D ] uyong: mermaids from Malaysian mythology, their basic shape – the upper body of a human woman paired with a fish tail – comes from the legend of Atargatis, the Assyrian goddess of the moon and fertility. Unlike western mermaids, they tend to be of a mournful nature, a behavioral trait also derived from Atargatis.