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A sea serpent is a type of sea monster described in various mythologies, most notably in Mesopotamian cosmology , Ugaritic cosmology (Yam, Tannin) biblical cosmology (Leviathan, Rahab), Greek cosmology (Cetus, Echidna, Hydra, Scylla), and Norse cosmology (Jörmungandr).
Learn about the mythological and legendary marine animal that resembles an enormous snake. Explore the ancient and modern accounts of sea serpents, their possible explanations and their cultural significance.
Though alarming in appearance, sea serpents are not known ever to have killed any human, despite hysterical Muggle accounts of their ferocious behaviour. Reaching lengths of up to a hundred feet,...
Leviathan, in Jewish mythology, a primordial sea serpent. Its source is in prebiblical Mesopotamian myth, especially that of the sea monster in the Ugaritic myth of Baal (see Yamm). In the Old Testament, Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given.
Learn about the mythological reptilian monster that lives in the oceans and has been seen by sailors and fishermen for thousands of years. Explore the different cultures and religions that have stories of Sea Serpents, and the possible explanations for their existence.
The Leviathan (/ l ɪ ˈ v aɪ. ə θ ən / liv-EYE-ə-thən; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, romanized: Līvyāṯān; Greek: Λεβιάθαν) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology.
Sea serpents. Sea serpents and sea dragons appear in stories from all over the world dating back to antiquity, and are usually depicted creating havoc for sailors. A sea serpent from Olaus Magnus's book History of the Northern Peoples, 1555. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
