This page groups mythical creatures by whether anyone has ever claimed they were real. Wikipedia defines a legendary creature as one that "may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been scientifically shown to exist." Browsing by historicity lets a visitor separate a creature once treated as a real animal from one always understood as symbolic.
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The Sea Monsters
This small group gathers a sea monster, a great and fearsome creature of the deep, embodying the terror and mystery of the ocean in the myths and lore of seafaring peoples.
The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its form and mythological role.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
Giants, Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Carol Rose, ABC-CLIO, 2000Sea monsters of the deep across the myth and lore of seafaring peoplesView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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