A Japanese feudal-era folklore sea monster with the power to fend off plagues has gone viral as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. People in countries as far away as Italy ...

Jörmungandr, a legendary sea monster from Norse mythology, is a majestic and terrifying ... and the frailty of human nature.

Sea monsters have a prominent role in myths and legends of most seafaring cultures on Earth and ... There's the Scylla in the Odyssey and similar myths from the Caribbean (Lusca), Japan (Akkorokamui) ...

FUKUI--Amabie, a folklore sea monster with the power to fend off ... and he came up with the idea of drawing Japanese monsters during the Halloween season in October that year.