it is supposed to be like a giant white island that beckons people onto its shore then sinks killing the tresspassers.
2007-06-04 13:35:12 · 5 answers · asked by willnightshade 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
What you're describing is Greek mythology.
"A supposed sea-monster of vast size, said to have been seen off the coast of Norway and on the North American coasts. It was first described (1750) by Pontoppidan. Pliny speaks of a sea-monster in the Straits of Gibraltar, which blocked the entrance of ships."
2007-06-10 02:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Onomatopoeia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have not heard of that in Native American lore.
I know that in sailor lore it is a popular myth.
The two most common interpretations have been that it was a whale, or a type of mirage common on the cold ocean areas that can cause land masses appear to be only a short distance away when they are hundreds of miles away.
Also, the Irish legend of the Pooka is about a creature that looks like a horse but actually is a malevolent fairy that takes the foolish riders to a water death in a nearby lake.
2007-06-04 13:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard about this beast under the name of the Kraken and Leviathan, but not in Native American mythology.
2007-06-07 22:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by ravenfnord 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's Moby Dick : P
2007-06-12 05:13:22 · answer #4 · answered by Shienaran 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WASNT THIS THE HARPIES?
2007-06-12 03:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by Jezmanrulz-PWC-WRW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋