Sea monsters and monsters of the depths of the oceans

The main activity of man is on the earth, therefore the water world is not fully explored. In ancient times people were sure that many monsters live in the seas and oceans, and there are many evidences describing encounters with such creatures.

Sea monsters and monsters of the depths of the oceans

Studies of water abyss are still conducted, for example, the Mariana Trench (the deepest place on the planet) was investigated, but the most terrible sea monsters described in ancient writings were not found. Virtually all peoples have ideas about monsters that attacked sailors. Until now, there are reports that people saw huge snakes, octopuses and other unknown creatures.

Hairy snake

According to historical chronicles, these monsters were discovered in the depths of the sea around the 13th century. Until now, scientists have not been able to confirm that giant sea snakes are real.

1. Description of the appearance of these monsters can be found in the work of O. Veliky "The History of the Northern Peoples". The snake reaches a length of about 200, and a width of 20 feet. He lives in caves near Bergen. The body is covered with black scales, on the neck are hanging hair, and his eyes are red. He attacks cattle and ships.
2. The last evidence of a meeting of the sea monster was about 150 years ago. The crew of the British ship that followed the island of St. Helena saw a huge reptile with a mane.
3. The only known animal, suitable for description - strap fish, which lives in the tropical seas. The length of the caught specimen is approximately 11 m. The rays of its dorsal fin are long and form a "sultan" over the head, which can be taken from the distance by the hair.

Hairy snake

Sea monster kraken

A mythical marine creature that looks like a cephalopod is called a kraken. It was first described by Icelandic sailors who claimed that it looked like an ordinary floating island. The descriptions of this monster of the sea depths are widespread and confirmed.

1. The Norwegian vessel in 1810 noticed in the water a huge creature similar to a jellyfish, whose diameter was about 70 m. Record of this meeting was in the ship's log.
2. The fact that giant sea monsters kraken exist, science officially confirmed in the XIX century, because on the shore were found giant clams (something between the octopus and squid) similar in description to the kraken.
3. The sailors declared hunting for these creatures and specimens 8 and 20 m long were caught. Some encounters with the kraken ended with the wreck of the ship and the death of the crew.
4. There are several types of kraken, so it is believed that monsters in length reach 30-40 m, and on the tentacles they have large suckers. They do not have awns, but they have a brain, developed sense organs and a circulatory system. To protect themselves, they are capable of releasing poison.

Kraken

Grendel

In the English epic, the demon of darkness is called Grendel, and he is a giant troll who lived in Denmark. Describing the largest sea monsters, it is often included in the list, but it lives in underwater caves.

1. He hated people and sowed panic among the people. In his image, different incarnations of evil are combined.
2. In German mythology, a sea monster with a huge mouth was considered a creature that was rejected by humans. Grendel called the person who committed the crime and was expelled from society.
3. About this monster were filmed movies and cartoons.

Grendel

Sea monster Leviathan

One of the most famous monsters, described in the Old Testament and other Christian sources. The Lord created each creature in pairs, but there were beasts in a single genus and these are different sea monsters, to which Leviathan is included.

1. The creature is huge and has two jaws. His body is covered with scales. He has the ability to breathe fire and thus evaporate the seas.
2. In later sources, some mythical sea monsters were justified, so Leviathan was introduced as a symbol of the boundless power of the Lord.
3. There is a mention of this being in the stories of different peoples. Scientists are sure that the Leviathan was simply confused by various sea animals.

Leviathan

The monster Scylla

In Greek mythology, Scylla is considered a unique creature that lived near the other monster of Charybdis. They were considered very dangerous and voracious. According to existing versions Scylla was the object of love of many gods.

1. The sea monster is a six-headed snake that has retained the upper part of the female body. Under the water were tentacles, ending with the heads of dogs.
2. With her beauty, she attracted sailors and could bite her head in half with a galley.
3. According to myths, she lived in the Strait of Messina. Odysseus had a meeting with her.

Scylla

Sea serpent

The most famous monster, which had a snake body, is Ermungand, a mythical Scandinavian creature. He is considered the middle son of Loki and Angrbod. The snake was huge, and he was able to gird the Earth and cling to his own tail, for which he was called the "World Serpent." There are three myths about sea monsters that describe the meeting of Thor and Ermungand.

1. For the first time Thor met the snake in the form of a giant cat, and he was instructed to pick it up. He only managed to get the animal to raise one paw.
2. Another myth describes how Thor went with the giant Gimir for fishing and caught on the head of the bull Yermungand. It is believed that he managed to smash his head with his hammer, but not to kill.
3. It is believed that their last meeting will occur on the day when the end of the world will be and all the sea monsters will come to the surface. Ermungand will poison the sky, for which Thor will take his head, but the flow of poison will kill him.

Sea serpent

The sea monk

According to the existing information, the sea monk is a large humanoid creature, whose hands are like fins, and legs on the fish tail. His body is covered with scales, and there is no hair on the top, but there is something similar to tonsure, hence the name of this creature.

1. Many terrible sea monsters live in the waters of Northern Europe, and the sea monk is no exception. Information about him appeared in the Middle Ages.
2. These creatures frolicked on the banks, dragging the sailors, and when they managed to get close to them as close as possible, they dragged the victims to the bottom of the sea.
3. The first mention refers to the 14th century. An unusual creature with a tonsure on its head was thrown ashore in Denmark in 1546.
4. Scientists believe that the sea monk is a legend that arose from a perception error.

The sea monk

Sea Monster Fish

To date, slightly more than 5% of the world's oceans have been explored, but this was enough to detect terrible water creatures.

1. Meshkorot . The slave reaches a length of 2 m, and they live at a depth of 2-5 km. She has a huge, flexible mouth with curved teeth. Given the absence of some bones in the skull, the sackhole can open the mouth 180 degrees.

Mechkoroth

2. Giant Macrarus . The weight of adults is 20-30 kg, and the maximum age of the caught specimen is 56 years.

Giant Macrous

3. Skillful angler . This fish sea monster received its nickname, because it has something like a fishing rod on its nose, with which it hunts. They dwell at a depth of about 4 km.

Skilled Fisherman

4. Sabretooth . The individuals are small and grow to 15 cm. They live in tropical and temperate zones. On the lower jaw, the saber-toot has two long canines.

Sabretooth

5. Fish-hatchets . The name is associated with the appearance of the fish, because the body is narrow, and the body is an ax handle. Most often they occur at a depth of 200-600 m.

Fish-hatchets