sea monsters
Kraken and kin
Sea monsters are large, terrifying creatures believed to inhabit oceans and lakes—serpents, krakens, leviathans, and their kin.
The term covers both mythological beasts from sailor lore and cryptids like the Loch Ness Monster that people claim to spot today.
Old maps marked unexplored waters with illustrations of sea monsters, warning here be dragons.
The phrase also describes any enormous or frightening marine animal: The oarfish washed ashore like something from a sea monster legend.
- krakenGiant squid of legend
- CharybdisMythological sea vortex
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- NessieScottish lake creature's nickname
- selkiesSeal-to-human transformers
megalodon · sea serpents · sea beast · cryptid · Scylla · Poseidon · tentacles · deep sea · ocean floor · Greek mythology · Tiamat · Cthulhu · here be dragons · ancient maps · mythical creatures · lurking · legend · creature
- Ocean MysteriesBermuda Triangle, ghost ships, shipwrecks, lost treasure, Atlantis
- fish folkloremermaids, selkies, kraken, golden fish
- Island Folkloreselkie, selkies, kelpie, kelpies, mermaid
- creature artmythical creatures, mythical beasts, legendary beasts, fantasy creatures, sprite art
- imaginary thingsfantasies, imaginary friends, imaginary worlds, make-believe, make believe
- monster moviesGodzilla, King Kong, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Blob
sea monsterswhales
Massive marine mammals
giant squid · sharks · manatees · ocean sunfish · oarfish
sea monstersdolphins
Smart aquatic mammals
mermaids · gentle giants · guardian spirits · sea fairies · manatees