Such is the little mermaid turned out. From a certain moment the romanticization of these creatures began to irritate me. By the way, there will be a couple of scenes with mermaids in "The Last Priestess" and I will portray them like this.
In my headcanon, mermaids are sexless, bloodthirsty and capable of taking on the appearance of anthropomorphic androgynous for a short time. In this form mermaids are mistaken for handsome lads by women and for beautiful maidens by men. But, since historically sailors were mostly men, there was a stereotype that mermaids and sirens were female. The mermaid's kiss casts "water breath" on the victim, so they can make a fresh sacrifice to their gods.