Selkies originated in Norse and Celtic mythology and are believed to reside in the Northern Islands of Scotland. They preyed on mens need for companionship and the considerable time they had spent without a womans touch. These beautiful, gentle nymphs symbolize everything good and wonderful about the ocean. We investigate many ocean animals, such as crustaceans, sea turtles, sharks, jellyfish, and some of the largest animals in the sea. a most terrible creature, resembling nothing they saw before. Lovecraft): One of the Great Old Ones. Few of these sea-faring brutes, however, are as memorable as Giganto, actually the name of a whole race of giant whales with arms and legs who helped the Atlanteans attack the surface world, beginning in Fantastic Four #4, published in May of 1962. The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen/Disney): The heroine of one of Andersens most beloved tales, the Little Mermaid falls in love with a human prince, andwell, the Disney version is much less complicated. Lovecraft and first published in 1928. Then, he would rise from the sea a black humanoid figure with hollow eyes and an erie smile. Cetus. In popular culture, these creatures have appeared in The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski where they have formed a society, and share the ocean with other races. When a child ventured into cold water, the Grindylow would pull them into the water with long fingers and drown them. The Finfolk is said to be a race of creatures who delight in the abduction of humans for slavery purposes. In honor of the launch of Shark Week over on the Discovery Channel, weve decided to dive into the world of some of our favorite creatures ever with articles, book excerpts and more. The sea serpent makes one Bite attack and one Constrict or Tail attack. Most sailors are terrified of her and avoid the channel altogether. Marsh-wiggle(Narnia Chronicles): Extremely private, pessimistic humanoid creatures that live in the marshes of Narnia. Part octopus, part human, part dragon, all badass. Went under the name Neptune when he was laying low. The strongest sea monster is often described as the Leviathan due to its age and immense size. The bishop-fish made an appearance in the fourth volume of Conrad Gesners Historiae animalium, an inventory of renaissance zoology, as well as Johann Zahns Specula physico-mathematico-historica notabilium ac mirabilium sciendorum, and has been associated with the imagery of the half-human, half-fish sages known as Apkallu in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. Morgawr (Cryptozoology/Real Life? When the bishops released the creature, it made the sign of the cross before disappearing back under the waves. Residing in Lake Lerna, the Lernean Hydra is a mythical sea creature from both Greek and Roman mythology that has several heads. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Sea_monsters&oldid=1145219651, This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 21:31. Two warriors teamed up and killed Cipactli and from his remains, the Earth was created. In Greek mythology, the sirens plagued both Jason and the Argonauts and Odysseus on their respective voyages. Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish (The Simpsons): A fish with three eyes, mutated by radiation. The Shape Of Water Is An Academy Award-Winning Romantic Sea Monster Movie Truly a masterful blend of old-school monster movies and classic doomed love stories, Guillermo del Toro 's magnum opus is one of the most creative and well-executed genre films of the past 20 years. 40 of the Best X-Files Episodes of All Time. Gunakadeit (Tlingit Myth): A sea monster who brought a starving village good luck and prosperity. 9 Fantasy Creatures We Wish Really Existed. Very big in Copenhagen. There are also those who wonder if the answer may be more promising. With science and technology advancing every day, there's always the chance of finding something even bigger. Composer Murray Gold Is Also Coming Back to, What the Universal Translator Tells Us About Exploring Other Cultures, Anthony Mackie Invites You to Start Your Engines in the, Cats Are Basically Furry Dragons, and I Have Proof, What We Do for Wraithlike Bodies: Hilary Mantels, Five Space Books to Send a Chill Down Your Spine, A Critical Division of Starfleet Intelligence: Section 31 and the Normalization of the Security State, Writing Horses: The Nuances of Horse-Riding, Reading The Wheel of Time: Rand Is Struck By Two Blades in Robert Jordans, Maybe Theres a Better Way to Think About Adaptations. All other explanations typically fall under a category of mistaken identity of inanimate objects. Cthulhu Rising by somniturne on deviantART. The Loch Ness Monster The Loch Ness monster is a mythical sea creature believed to be living in the Scottish Loch (Lake) Ness in the Scottish highlands. As legend would have it, Mussie is said to be around 24 long, with 3 ears and 3 eyes, closely resembling either a walrus, a sturgeon, or a 3 eyed Loch Ness monster. Enemy of Steve Zissou. Unagi (Avatar: The Last Airbender): Gigantic carnivorous eel encountered by Team Avatar off Kyoshi Island; feeds on elephant koi and anything else that gets in its way. In Scotland, a terrifying creature known as the Cirein Croin loved to terrify its victims before consuming them in one bite. The second was a woman with a fish tail that was also very beautiful. Lusca (Real Life? Sailors' historical accounts show gigantic creatures swallowing whole ships that are hostile to all humans in the. From the huge dripping lips hang great tentacles. Though many monsters appeared when the seas were stormy or other dangerous conditions were present, Umibozu preferred to take his victims when they least expected it. double damage to objects and structures.Multiattack. Carr, S.M., H.D. Avatar: The Last Airbender didnt create these island-sized Lion Turtles whole cloth, either. It is thought that the Grindylow was invented to keep children from wandering off into dangerous waters. Mussie is a local name for a mythical sea creature thought to be living in Muskrat Lake, Ontario, Canada for quite some time. The most famous instance of Cetus being used is when Poseidon sent Cetus to devour Andromeda. There are no eyes visible; only that fearful slobbering mouth set on the tremendous trunk-like neck; which, even as I watch, is curling inboard with the stealthy celerity of an enormous eel., 8 Dark Fantasy Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down. 17 Real-Life Monsters And The Truth Behind Each By Katie Serena Published January 22, 2018 Updated January 25, 2020 From the Roch Ness Monster to the Tasmanian Globster, the ocean has put out some downright terrifying creatures. Steals voices/souls. Bad news. Ebirah later reappears (thanks to the magic of stock footage) in All Monsters Attack and then later in Godzilla: Final Wars. When Kashima lets up on the stone, Namazu is free to swim and thrash about, causing earthquakes. Koizilla (Avatar: the Last Airbender): At the end of season 1, Aang fuses with La, the Ocean Spirit to become Koizilla: the wrath of the ocean embodied in awesome fish-monster form. Aquaman (DC Comics): Sovereign of the sea who can breathe underwater and can communicate with sea creatures (either in their own language or telepathicallypretty cool either way). In Greek mythology, Calypso is a nymph living on the island of Ogygia. Cetus The bishop-fish is a type of fish that looks like a manspecifically, like a Catholic bishopwhile other variations include legends of the sea monk, a fish that looks like a monk. Most scholars believe that sailors who encountered giant squid living off the coast of Norway and Greenland most likely spun their likeness into a monster, and named it the Kraken. There are also versions of this story that simply claim that Charybdis was the name of the whirlpool in the straits. Regardless of what causes the sea monster myths, it can be agreed that there are some monsters that are as terrifying in modern day as they were the day they were created. The backs of Lion Turtles are so large that they host their own entire ecosystem on their shell. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water. The creature was powerless and may even die. The sea monsters that populated European medieval and renaissance imaginationsfierce-toothed animals battling in the waves, long serpents wrapped around ships, torturously beautiful sirens and. Lovecraft. Sea monster A Akhlut Akkorokamui Akugyo Apotamkin Aspidochelone B Bishop-fish C Caballo marino chilote Ceto Cetus (mythology) Charybdis Chessie (sea monster) Cipactli Cirein-crin D Devil Whale G Glashtyn Gonakadet H Hafgufa I Iku-Turso Isonade K Koromodako Kraken L Labynkyr Devil Lusca Lyngbakr R Rahab (term) Raij Rannamaari S Scylla Sea Beast According to Japanese mythology, when an Umibzu appears, they will either immediately attack a ship and drown its crew, or ask for a barrel from the ships supply as an offering. Despite anatomically making zero sense whatsoever, these creatures were capable of speech, and were often favored by the gods. Aquatic creatures. They can be blamed for such events as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings at sea. a Abalone Ammonites Angelfish Anglerfish Archelon Atlantic Wolffish b Barnacle Barracuda Barreleye Fish Basilosaurus Basking Shark Beluga Whale Bioluminescent Octopus Black Sea Bass Blobfish Blue Crab Blue Glaucus In Japanese mythology, a mythical sea creature by the name of Namazu is believed to be a giant catfish living under the Earth. The Cirein-Croin is a very large sea monster who has also been described as a dinosaur. The sea serpent can breathe air and water. Kraken(Greek Mythology. Worst case scenario, a really mad vodyanoy would drag its victims down to its underwater home where they would be enslaved for eternity. If the crew complies with the creatures demand, sometimes the Umibzu will spare the ship. The male Leviathan was left for the time to roam the oceans and cause mayhem. In the television series, Aang, the main protagonist, accidentally encounters one of these fearsome creatures when he swims towards a floating island just off the coast in a trance. There are hundreds of accounts of these creatures any culture that had contact with the sea has at least one form of sea monster reported in their mythological history. Chthonius, a giant. It was believed that Lerna was the entrance to the underworld due to the presence of the Lernean Hydra who spent a lot of time terrorizing the countryside around Lake Lerna. Saturnynians(Doctor Who):Fish from Space. Beginning in 1954, Toho created a sort of cottage industry releasing films starring their home-grown giant radioactive monster, Godzilla. It is plausible that many sea monsters were created in order to explain how these ships became so distorted and torn apart. Cetus later lent its name to a constellation and also showed up to menace Sinbads crew in the animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Many say that it resembles a long anaconda-like snake, and a reptilian monster with a head like a horse. The Cetus constellation, whale is located near other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus. The Shen sea monster creates illusions and mirages and appears in various Chinese legends. This mythical sea creature is quite gigantic and is believed to be the cause of eclipses, earthquakes, rains, and wind. Piranhaconda (Piranhaconda): Exactly what it sounds like. Often called Nessie. Dislikes American Idol. Art by Georgi Markov. ): Sometimes referred to as the giant squid. There are also stories of sea monsters that are not as popular on a global scale, but have significant meaning in their respective region of origin.
