The mermaid refuses and dissolves into foam, but she does not cease to exist. When the prince marries another, the mermaid is offered a dagger with which she can kill the prince and change her fate. The mermaid becomes human to marry the prince and gain a soul, knowing she will die if she fails. Though they can live for 300 years, mermaids turn to sea foam and cease to exist when they die, while humans have souls that live on in heaven. In the story, the unnamed mermaid quests not just for love, but an eternal soul. Though intended for children, the tale is much darker than is represented in modern adaptations.
Inspired by tales of mythological aquatic creatures like sirens, sprites, water nymphs, and merpeople (especially Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué’s fairy tale novella Undine), Andersen published his fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” in 1837.
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