page_title: Sea monster
section_title: Examples
hierarchical_section_title: Sea monster / Examples
caption_attribution_description: Seconda fontana dei mostri marini
context_page_description: Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or multi-armed beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water. The definition of a "monster" is subjective; further, some sea monsters may have been based on scientifically accepted creatures, such as whales and types of giant and colossal squid.
context_section_description: Aspidochelone, a giant turtle or whale that appeared to be an island and lured sailors to their doom
  Bakunawa
  Capricorn, Babylonian Water-Goat featured in the Zodiac
  Cetus, a monster sent by Poseidon to devour Andromeda, only to be destroyed by Perseus
  Charybdis of Homer, a monster whose mouth formed a whirlpool that sucked any ship nearby beneath the ocean
  Cirein-cròin
  Coinchenn, from whose bone the Gae Bulg is made in Celtic mythology
  The Devil Whale, a demonic whale the size of an island
  Hydra, Greek multi-headed dragon-like beast
  Iku-Turso, reputedly a type of colossal octopus or walrus
  Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent and nemesis of Thor in Norse mythology
  Kraken, a gigantic octopus, squid, or crab-like creature
  Lacovie
  Makara
  Nessie, also known as the Loch Ness Monster
  Proteus
  Scylla of Homer, a six-headed, twelve-legged serpentine monster that devoured six men from each ship that passed by
  Sirens
  Super stinger, a world largest monster jellyfish, the Arctic lion's mane jellyfish
  Taniwha
  Tiamat
  Timingila
  Umibōzu
  Yacumama
caption: Second fontana dei mostri marini, Florence, Italy
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