1. "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen.
2. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne
3. The myth of Atlantis
4. "The Odyssey" by Homer (specifically the sections involving sea adventures)
5. The myth of the Sirens
6. "Moby-D*ick" by Herman Melville
7. The legend of the Kraken
8. Sinbad the Sailor tales