If she was monster she would be scaring us surely
2006-09-28 01:32:21 · 20 answers · asked by Alicat 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Sorry only a few of you get me..The emphasis was meant to be on MONSTER.. Why is she classed as a monster?
2006-09-28 09:16:54 · update #1
I think you mean the other way around, its allegedly a monster in Loch Ness so it has been named Nessie, the Loch wasnt named after the Monster
2006-09-28 01:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by poli_b2001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do we call The Loch Ness Monster Nessie?
2006-09-28 12:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by ~mary~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called Nessie or Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a mysterious and unidentified animal or group of animals claimed by some to inhabit Loch Ness, a large deep freshwater loch near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland. Nessie is usually categorized as a type of lake monster. Its disputed "scientific" name, as chosen by the late Sir Peter Scott, is Nessiteras rhombopteryx (which, coincidentally or not, is an anagram of "Monster Hoax by Sir Peter S.") Although no evidence exists to suggest the alleged creature's sex, the nickname "Nessie" sounds feminine, so the creature is often referred to as female.
2006-09-28 08:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by RCD 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Don't forget that recent investigations have shown that what has always been thought to be an unknown "monster" is almost certainly an elephant having a swim whilst up there with a travelling circus. The trunk looked as is it were the front end, and the top of the head and part of the back of the elephant breaking the surface of the water accounts for the "humps" which were thought to be parts of the 'monster'.
Note that I did NOT have recourse to Wiki in order to find this information !!!
2006-09-28 08:46:27 · answer #4 · answered by Dover Soles 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it's more a case of calling the Loch Ness Monster "Nessie" rather than the other way round.
And what makes you think that it's a she? Actually, ignore that question, I think we all know the answer to that.
2006-09-28 08:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Historically some people have claimed to have been attacked by the Loch Ness Monster.
2006-09-28 08:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it lives in Loch Ness. That is why it is called Nessie.
2006-09-28 11:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't, we call the Lock Ness Monster Nessie and to be scary we would have to be able to see her, not just grainy movies of her.
She could be scary, imagine anything that big with PMS
2006-09-28 08:35:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
legend has it that when St Columba travelled trhough Scotland converting the pictish masses he decided to make a pilgrimage to Iona. On his way he and his companions were confronted by a monster that arose seething from Loch Ness. St Columba confronted the monster and banished it to the depths of the Loch by holding forth his staff and making the sign of the cross.
2006-09-29 10:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He/she is a mythical creature that lives in Loch Ness, hence Nessie.
2006-09-28 08:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋