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Pages in category "Mythological aquatic creatures" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. ... Sea monster; Mugwump (folklore) Muldjewangk; N ...
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
The Gill-man from Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) [17] The Gill-man from The She-Creature (1956) [18] The Gill-man from The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1958) [18] The Gill-men from City Under the Sea (1965) [19] The titular creatures from Humanoids from the Deep (1980) [20] The mutant from Leviathan (1989) Chocki, the shark-man from Cabin ...
Creatures of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, including Cthulhu itself. Creatures in such sci-fi/horror films as Deepstar Six, The Rift, Deep Rising and Deep Shock. Clover; Cyrus from Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill Peet; Fictional portrayals of the Giant Squid, like in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.
Unicorn – horse-like creature with a single horn, often symbolizing purity (Worldwide) Winged unicorn; Water Horse – General name for mythical water dwelling horses of many cultures Ceffyl Dŵr – water horse; Each-uisge – Malevolent shapeshifting oceanic water horse
Mythology portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ... Pages in category "Oceanian legendary creatures"
In Nordic mythology, Jörmungandr (or Midgarðsormr) was a sea serpent or worm so long that it encircled the entire world, Midgard. [4] Sea serpents also appear frequently in later Scandinavian folklore, particularly in that of Norway, such as an account that in 1028 AD, Saint Olaf killed a sea serpent in Valldal in Norway, throwing its body onto the mountain Syltefjellet.
The primacy of water gods is reminiscent of, and may even have been influenced by, ancient Near Eastern mythology - where Tiamat (salt water) and Apsu (fresh water) are the first gods of the Enuma Elish, and where the Spirit of God is said to have "hovered over the waters" in Genesis. Pontus is the primordial deity of the sea.