Sea monsters have a prominent role in myths and legends of most seafaring cultures ... There's the Scylla in the Odyssey and similar myths from the Caribbean (Lusca), Japan (Akkorokamui) and New ...

From a sea monster's head being on the wrong end of ... four-legged creature, with early illustrations and sculptures depicting a giant reptilian creature with the head of a crocodile and a ...

This revelation should not only help scientists create more accurate illustrations and reconstructions ... a bit more challenging to study this sea monster. “This is the first time anyone ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to fend off ... Meyer gradually spent more time working on his illustrations, and he came up with the idea of drawing Japanese monsters during ...