it isnt
most likely fiction: a myth or a legend
mystery, science fiction, historical fiction, myth, fantasy, andthe 5 genres areFictionDramaNonfictionpoetry and media
any genre you can think of fiction realistic fiction mystery myth fantasy folk tale and etc.
a myth
Yes & yes
A myth is a story that was once widely accepted as true and has a religious theme. A Fable is a tale intended to be obviously fiction that uses animals and objects with human-like qualities as characters to establish a moral.
You're not a mermaid, so you don't need to worry about it. What mermaids do in fiction or myth depends on the author or source of the myth.
A myth, a fiction, a hoax photshoped into pictures that were posted on the internet.
Some words with the root "myth" and the definition "fiction" include mythology (a collection of myths), mythic (relating to myths), and mythologize (to create or spread myths).
legend, myth, parable, allegory, story, tale, fiction, fantasy
fable, narrative, saga, fiction, tale
No. Leprechauns are creatures of myth and fiction.