The category “Myth” includes a variety of aspects such as re-writings of classical myths and folklore as well as the appearance of mythological and fantastical creatures. In our selection of texts, we found that mermaids, selkies and other merfolk appear more in the Northern Seas and Black Atlantic regions, while the Mediterranean features more rewritings of classical myths. Between the 1950s and the 1990s, myth appears to have disappeared from the shores to resurface with full force in the 21st century. This gap could potentially be explained by the presence of more monstrous figures, e.g. gigantic reptilians, in aquatic settings expressing anxieties on nuclear threats during the mid-twentieth century. Since around the turn of the millennium, there has been a growing interest in rewritings of myth and folklore foregrounding the perspective of women.