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The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake").
Lake Leelanau Monster A log with eyes [28] 1910 Lake Tianchi: Jilin, Ryanggang China North Korea: Asia: Lake Tianchi Monster: A large turtle-like animal, or a long black creature, some 20–30 meters long with a small head shaped like that of a horse. [29] Lake Tianchi is also known as Lake Chonji, and is partly located in North Korea. Lake Van ...
A lake monster is a lake-dwelling entity in folklore. The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish ...
Sometimes it is simply called Storsjödjuret (‘The great-lake animal’). [6] [c] In the English language Storsjöodjuret is sometimes called Storsie, similarly to Nessie, [7] though the names Storsjö Monster, [8] Storsjoe Monster [9] or "the monster of Lake Storsjön", etc., [10] and the literal translation The Great Lake Monster are used. [11]
Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of Native origin. Monster may also be Native, but name was given from Native language by local whites & not the original name, if so. Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people
In Canadian folklore, Seelkee (transcribed in English from Halqemeylem, the local indigenous language) is a lake monster reported to have lived in the swamps of what is now Chilliwack, in British Columbia, Canada. Seelkee has been allegedly seen by the Stó:lō, First Nations, people for hundreds of years.
In Italian folklore, Lariosauro is a lake monster said to live in Lake Como in Italy, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Milan. Como is one of the deepest European lakes, at about 410 m (1,300 feet) at the deepest location. In 1946, eyewitnesses allegedly reported seeing a reptile-like animal swimming in the waters of the lake.
A 2012 newspaper article promoting local hiking spots used the monster as a potential attraction for hikers: The area is blazing with color in the fall when the birches, aspens and maples are changing colour. If you are lucky maybe you will even catch a glimpse of 'cressie', the lake monster that lurks beneath the waters of Crescent Lake. [9]