Check out these 10 terrifying mythical sea monsters! - Mega Top Tens ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just what is a “sea monster” anyway? Well, we’ve given ourselves a pretty broad definition to work with. Here’s the Stubby the Rocket definition: Sea Monster (noun): Any sufficiently awesome water-dwelling creature that we perceive as being monstrously cool. So, with that in mind, prepare yourself for the greatest A-Z list of sea monsters ever compiled, just below the surface of this blog. Abe Sapien (Hellboy): An icthyo sapien, transformed as the result of a strange ritual. Aquaman (DC Comics): Sovereign of the sea who can breathe underwater and can communicate with sea creatures (either in their own language or telepathically—pretty cool either way). Afanc (Welsh Mythology): A lake monster who is sort of like a crocodile, beaver or a dwarf. Bloop (Real Life): Mysterious, extremely powerful, ultra-low frequency sound detected by NOAA. No one knows where it comes from. Probably a monster. Cetus (Greek mythology/constellation): Most of the sea monsters taken out by Heracles and Perseus were referred to as “Cetus,” which could mean an extraordinarily big fish, shark or sea monster. Charybdis (The Odyssey): Basically a giant whirlpool (or monster who causes massive whirlpools) designed to screw over Odysseus. Creature from the Black Lagoon (Creature from the Black Lagoon): A Gill-Man who only wants to be left alone. Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft): One of the Great Old Ones. Part octopus, part human, part dragon, all badass. Watch out. Fiji Mermaid (Real life): A sideshow creation consisting of the top half of monkey and the lower half of a fish. Hydra (Greek Mythology/Real Life): The Lernaean hydra was a many-headed, serpent-like beast killed by Heracles. Also a genus of tiny, predatory, fresh-water animals with regenerative abilities. Jörmungandr (Norse Mythology): AKA, the Midgard Serpent, offspring of Loki and Angrboða and archnemesis of Thor. When he lets go of his own tail the world will end. Kappa (Japanese Folklore): A water sprite. Sometimes hairy. Kelpie (Celtic Mythology): A water horse with ghostly trappings. Sometimes appears as a beautiful woman. Not to be trusted. Koizilla (Avatar: the Last Airbender): At the end of season 1, Aang fuses with La, the Ocean Spirit to become Koizilla: the wrath of the ocean embodied in awesome fish-monster form. Kraken (Greek Mythology. Also, real life.): Sometimes referred to as the giant squid. But also a thing released in Clash of the Titans. (Don’t release it!) Leviathan (The Bible): The Original Biblical Sea Monster. Hangs out near the Hellmouth. Lion Turtle (Avatar: the Last Airbender): Giant, ancient, looks like an island, gives pretty great advice. The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen/Disney): The heroine of one of Andersen’s most beloved tales, the Little Mermaid falls in love with a human prince, and…well, the Disney version is much less complicated. Very big in Copenhagen. Makara (Hindu Mythology): Any creature that is half land animal on top with the bottom half of an acquatic creature; so: person + seal, or wildebeest + whale. Makara! Marsh-wiggle (Narnia Chronicles): Extremely private, pessimistic humanoid creatures that live in the marshes of Narnia. Mega Shark (Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus, Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus): A large Shark who is the sworn enemy of Giant Octopus, Crocosaurus and good taste. Melusine (European Folklore): Female spirit who hangs out in springs and rivers. Kind of like a mermaid. Merpeople (Folklore from All Over): People who live in the water. Often they have fish tails. Moby Dick (Moby Dick): A misunderstood white whale who only wants to give Captain Ahab a love tap.
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