How would a mediteranean mermaid look like? blonde like in greek legends, or olive skinned?

I was writitng a short story about a mermaid from the mediterannean and I wanted to be inspired by greek legends. I found out that most greek gods/ner

I was writitng a short story about a mermaid from the mediterannean and I wanted to be inspired by greek legends. I found out that most greek gods/nereids were blonde,pale and blue-eyed and since mermaid are kind of supernatural and almost Divine, I thought it would be closest to the legends. However the mediterannen People are olive skinned, black/Brown haired and has mostly Brown eyes. So which apperance should I choose?
I also Wonder which tail color would be suitable

or:I was writitng a short story about a mermaid from the mediterannean and I wanted to be inspired by greek legends. I found out that most greek gods/nereids were blonde,pale and blue-eyed and since mermaid are kind of supernatural and almost Divine, I thought it would be closest to the legends. However the mediterannen People are olive skinned, black/Brown haired and has mostly Brown eyes. So which apperance should I choose? I also Wonder which tail color would be suitable

or:It varies. They could have dark or light skin. Black, blonde, brown, red, or any color hair.

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