The Kraken
Legendary squid beast
The Kraken is a legendary sea monster from Scandinavian folklore, typically depicted as a giant squid or octopus capable of dragging ships to their doom.
The definite article is usually retained: Release the Kraken!
The creature has become a stock figure in fantasy and adventure stories, representing any terrifying force lurking in the depths.
In casual use, kraken sometimes names anything massive and tentacled, or metaphorically, a hidden threat that surfaces catastrophically.
- sea monsterMythic ocean beast
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- giant squidLargest known invertebrate
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
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