In Japanese mythology, the oarfish is believed to be an omen of impending natural disasters such as earthquakes or tsunamis.

Architeuthis is almost a mythological creature and has a place both in science and in myth: the very last of the legends to persist to this day. Architeuthis; cephalopod; giant squid; Microcosmus ...

A 3.3-metre oarfish — an elusive deepsea creature shaped like an eel — washed up earlier this month in California. Also known ...

Mayan mythology diverges between two main groups: the K’iche’ and the Yucatec. Each had a different name for the feathered serpent, the more well known being Kukulkan, in use among the Yucatec.

Relief sculpture of Scylla, fourth century BC. Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain. Ancient Greek mythology is full of a huge variety of monsters. Since the Greeks were a sea-faring ...

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Considered to be the origin of the sea serpent tale, giant oarfish are a species yet to be largely researched by scientists.

The Nagas in Hindu mythology and Asclepius in Greek mythology are prime examples of this phenomenon, where serpents or snake-like beings play significant roles. Both represent profound wisdom, healing ...