In Norway, the kraken myth grew and such washed-up specimens were interpreted ... which is why they were sometimes also called sea bishops. 'Sea serpent myths go back into antiquity to a point in time ...

A fearsome and elusive sea snake known as the Gloucester sea serpent is a mythological figure from maritime mythology that is ...

Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which ...

Caduceus — that's the name of Hermes' rod, a staff with two intertwined snakes and wings, which the god, known as Mercury in ...

An expert on Japanese mythology looks at how serpents have been revered—and feared— through the ages in Japan. In Japan and throughout the world, snakes are prominent characters in mythology ...