What is the original story of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman?

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Thank you for answering, and if you could please put your source so i can look back on it if I need to. THANK YOU!!!!!

Because I saw Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest on July 7th. It was so AWESOME!!!

Answer 1

The earliest known reference to Davy Jones occurs in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Tobias Smollett, published in 1751:

This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is often seen in various shapes, perching among the rigging on the eve of hurricanes, ship-wrecks, and other disasters to which sea-faring life is exposed, warning the devoted wretch of death and woe. [1]
He is described as having saucer eyes, three rows of teeth, horns, a tail, and blue smoke coming from his nostrils.

The term appears to have been common among sailors, as the name Davy Jones appears often in popular nautical literature.

As is common with slang, the exact origin of "Davy Jones" is hard to discover. These explanations have been proposed: [2] [3]

A pub owner named David Jones who used to incapacitate hapless drinkers in his ale locker, and send them off aboard ships.
Duffer Jones, a notoriously myopic sailor who often found himself overboard.
Davy comes from Duffy, a West Indian term for ghost, or from Saint David, also known as Dewi, the patron saint of Wales, while Jones comes from the prophet Jonah.
A euphemism for a "Devil Jonah"; Jonah being a term referring to any bad luck on the ocean.
David Jones, a pirate on the Indian Ocean in the 1630s. - Jan Rogoziński, The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates, Ware, Hertfordshire, 1997
Only the first theory explains the locker. The name may have originated in Wales, where David Jones is a common name.

According to folklore, the Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that can never go home, but must sail "the seven seas" forever. The Flying Dutchman is usually spotted from afar, sometimes glowing with ghostly light. If she is hailed by another ship, her crew will often try to send messages to land, to people long since dead.

Answer 2

Story Of The Flying Dutchman

Answer 3

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What is the original story of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman?
Thank you for answering, and if you could please put your source so i can look back on it if I need to. THANK YOU!!!!!

Answer 4

Did you see the movie? I did last night. I thought it was good, but the first one was better...and to answer your question, i don't know. the only time i heard of the flying dutchman was through a sponge bob square pants episode.

Answer 5

watch pirates of the carbien 2