lately i got interested in whale mythology...u know like how whales are accosiated in stories....really interestin...so if anyone cud recommend websites ..it wud be gr8......
2007-08-21 20:44:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Well, whale mythology is not yet common..sorry if this the only I could share
2007-08-21 20:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Äcorn (`.~) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Greek mythology, the whale is the "cetus" -- a strange word which means whale (inc. orcas), sea-monster and giant shark at the same time -- the Greeks didn't know much about these creatures, except that they were big, lived far out at sea and looked pretty dangerous.
The two most famous stories of these are both about princesses chained to the rocks as sacrifice to the monsters -- Andromeda was rescued by Perseus, and Hesione of Troy by Heracles.
http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Ketea.html
Naturally the Greek idea that whales were man-eating monsters was a bit of a misconception! But they had lots of strange ideas about animals back in those pre-scientific days!
2007-08-22 08:45:27 · answer #2 · answered by Thalia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whales?
2007-08-21 20:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only ones i can think of is jonah and the whale, and the leviathan mentioned in the bible. i'm sure there are others. should check out inuit mythology
2007-08-21 21:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by Tim C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋