No legendary sea monster was as horrifying as the Kraken. According to eyewitness accounts dating all the way back to ancient ...

Sea monsters ... fantastic sea monsters of yore that are lurking in the Museum's wet collections. Originating in Scandinavian folklore, the kraken is usually depicted as an aggressive cephalopod-like ...

which inspired the kraken, a legendary sea monster that attacked ships and pulled them to the depths, as well as science fiction author Jules Verne's underwater behemoth. "Most importantly ...