Singapore Creates An Image Using A Mythical Creature
This creature has the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Since it’s origin in Singapore there have been a number of attempts to build a legend and a mythology around this creation.n This Merlion was a recent creation (1964) and has, over the years, become the official symbol of Singapore. Originally designed by Alec Fraser-Brunner, a member of the Singapore Souvenir Committee and curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium, it originally became the logo of the Singapore Tourism Board.
The Merlion is now the official symbol of Singapore. Promoted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish it is today the prominent symbol of Singapore and Singaporeans in general, and widely used to represent both the city state and its people from sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism and as a national personification.
The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the tourism board. Its name combines “mer”, meaning the sea, and “lion”. The fish body represents Singapore’s origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means “sea town” in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore’s original name—Singapura—meaning “lion city” or “kota singa”.
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