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10 Mythical Sea Creatures That Might Be Real Mind Read is the place for all your heart warming stories about amazing people that will inspire you everyday. Make sure to subscribe and never miss a single video! 10 Mythical Sea Creatures That Might Be Real Whether they were real or legends, stories about sea monsters have always captured our imagination. For centuries, folks from around the world have revered the seas and rivers as primary sources of food and water. But in their traditions, they’ve often referred to them as places where horrifying monsters lurk for their next victims. Each culture and civilization have their own legends and mythological creatures. All of these creatures are mysterious and amazing in their own way. These creatures have always both fascinated and terrified the minds of humans and it is probably one of the reasons why the stories have endured the test of time and lived on through the ages. While modern day humans are quick enough to shrug off any possibility of truth associated with the beasts of our ancestors, we need to tell you, there is always some truth associated with all the tales and horrifying stories. We can talk about numerous mythological creatures starting from figures that humans have seen as gods to the terrifying monsters that haunted sailors, however, today we’ll take a look at some of the stories that have been passed down through the centuries that might hold some truth to them. 10. Vodyanoy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UA3_b6MupU) Vodyanoy is a water dwelling spirit that lives in rivers, ponds and streams. According to the East-Slavic tradition, Vodyanoy is described as a male creature with a fat flabby body, wide face covered with greenish hair and a long green beard that stretch down to his feet. For a long time, Vodyanoy has been blamed for drowning villagers and causing floods. He was also blamed for attracting and kidnapping young girls by disguising as a beautiful flower on the river’s shore. Once he captured them, he took them to a kingdom for his kind where he forced them to marry and serve him. The Slavic tradition held that Vodyanoy originated from the spirit of an unbaptized man or a man who committed suicide. Therefore, he is known to be afraid of saint waters. To get rid of him, people blessed the rivers or ponds where he appeared, forcing him to leave. Fishermen, on the other hand, respected him and offered him tobacco as a gift in exchange for good fish. 9. The Sea Bishop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop-fish) According to one legend, the sea bishop, also called bishop-fish, was a sea monster that was caught off the coast of Poland in 1531. The creature died few days later after refusing to eat. In another legend, a similar creature was captured alive in fishing net in the 13th century. When it was taken to the king of Poland, the Sea Bishop begged to be set free. After being released, it made the sign of the cross – which probably inspired his name – before diving back into the sea. It is thought that the Sea Bishop’s legend might have been inspired from a real sea creature known as the Giant Squid. The giant squid was first spotted by a ship crew near the Canary Islands in November 1861. It was described as a creature with a long tail and many arms, or “tentacles.” Above all, it had a large elliptical-shaped head that bears striking similarity to bishop’s hat. However, let’s not be so quick to brush this off our shoulders, for the stories related to this creature and that of a giant squid hardly even match! What if, the sea bishop is still around? 8. Amabie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7usKcRFsnc) (https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/22/838323775/in-japan-mythical- amabie-emerges-from-19th-century-folklore-to-fight-covid-19) Amabie appeared in the Japanese legend during the Edo Era, when the Japanese population was dominated by agricultural societies. During this era, it is said that Amabie appeared to people to whom she prophesied about a good harvest or an imminent epidemic. In one story, a city administrator went to investigate a shiny objected that appeared from surface of the sea. When he arrived at the coast Amabie appeared to him. Her body was that of a fish with scales covering all her skin. After identifying herself, Amabie prophesized saying that a good harvest would continue for six years, starting from the current year. She then told the man that if disease spread, he shall show a picture of her to those who are ill, and they will become cured. 7. Each-uisge Each-uisge is a vicious water-dwelling spirit that said to inhabit lakes and seas around the Scottish Highlands. It is capable of shape-shifting by taking the form of a normal horse, or that of a handsome man. When it is in a horse form, the each-uisge will encourage a human to ride it. The rider will be fine as long as he stays away from a lake or sea.