sentences:  Mermaids and mermen are also characters of Philippine folklore, where they are locally known as "sirena" and "siyokoy" respectively.The Javanese people believe that the southern beach in Java is a home of Javanese mermaid queen Nyi Roro Kidul.The myth of "Pania of the Reef", a well known tale of Māori mythology, has many parallels with stories of sea-people in other parts of the world.