50 Mythical Sea Creatures From Around The World

Here's a list of 50 of the most famous mythical Sea Monsters from around the world!
0:00 Intro
1:04 Cetus - Greek Mythology
1:44 Kraken - Scandinavian Folklore
2:19 Leviathan - Jewish Bible
3:13 Mermaids - World Legend
3:39 Jormungandr - Norse Mythology
4:15 Kappa - Japanese Mythology
5:07 Loch Ness Monster - Scottish Folklore/Cryptozoology
5:43 Kelpie - Celtic Mythology
6:19 Scylla - Greek Mythology
7:12 Charybdis - Greek Mythology
7:59 Bunyip - Australian Mythology
8:24 Akhlut - Inuit Mythology
8:39 Lusca - Caribbean Folklore
9:05 Umibozu - Japanese Mythology
9:43 Sirens - Greek Mythology
10:15 Hydra - Greek Mythology
11:01 Cthulhu - Lovecraft Lore
11:46 Selkie - Celtic Mythology
12:24 Ushi-Oni - Japanese Mythology
12:54 Rusalka - Slavic Mythology
13:32 Bake-Kujira - Japanese Mythology
13:53 Aspidochelone - Island Turtle Legend
14:24 Encantado - South America Folklore
14:44 Grindylow - Welsh Mythology
15:08 Bakunawa - Philipine Mythology
15:45 Cirein Croin - Celtic Mythology
16:14 Megalodon - Extinct Creature/Cryptozoology
16:42 Yacumama - South America Mythology
17:02 Devil Whale - World Legend
17:26 Ogopogo - Native American Mythology
17:55 Qualupalik - Inuit Mythology
18:23 Geluchart - Iambulus's Mysterious Creature
18:59 Champ - American Folklore
19:18 Mokele Mbembe - African Folklore/Cryptozoology
19:41 Amikuk - Native American Folklore
20:08 Iku-Turso - Finnish Mythology
20:33 Afanac - Welsh Mythology
20:56 Ahuizotl - Aztec Mythology
21:22 Sazae-Oni - Japanese Mythology
22:00 Dobhar-Chu - Irish Folklore
22:21 Gunakadeit - Native American Folklore
22:48 Hippocampus - Greek Mythology
23:02 Ichthyocentaur - Greek Mythology
23:19 The Whale of Jonah - Bible
23:41 Nguruvilu - Native American Folklore
24:06 Tlanusi - Cherokee Folklore
24:24 Abaia - Melanesian Mythology
24:43 Muldjewank - Australian Mythology
25:11 Vodyanoy - Slavic Mythology
25:34 The Flying Dutchman - World Legend

Music:

[purplehaze]

Wait. You're telling me there's an orca-wolf chimera AND a shark-octopus chimera? Who knew _Sharktopus VS. Whalewolf_ was secretly rooted in real-world mythologies?

[purplehaze]

Fun fact: The Leviathan is a part of a trinity of giant monsters, each being tied to a different environment. It fills the role of the beast of the sea, while its contemporaries - Behemoth and Ziz - occupy positions as the beasts of land and the sky respectively.

[L-and-P]

My favorite sea monster is one not mentioned in this video- The Adaro.
The Adaro is a monster from Polynesian folklore that is supposedly made out of the bad parts of people’s souls when they die. It looks like a combination of a human and a shark (sometimes other animals are in the mix too, depending on who you ask) and it hunts fishermen, swimmers, and sailors that enter it’s territory. Pretty standard monster stuff, but what is not standard is the way the Adaro hunts. Instead of just attacking them or making a storm, it throws toxic flying fish at them like darts. Also it can fly in the rain and slide down rainbows like a giant slip-n-slide. One of my favorite folkloric monsters due to it’s sheer absurdity.

[AnnaBridgland]

This was super extensive and had heaps of creatures that I've never heard of before, thank you!

[OmgWtfTsuji]

You forgot the most important fact about the loch ness monster, it will almost always ask its victims for three fitty before going back into the murky depths

[McDanklestank]

Japanese one that makes a good honorable mention

Isonade - Shark like sea monsters which scour the rocky coastlines searching for boats to scuttle and fishermen to snatch. Their bodies are enormous, and their fins are covered with countless, tiny metallic barbs like a grater. They use these barbs to hook their prey, dragging them deep into the water to be eaten. Isonade are said to appear when the north winds blow and the sea currents change. Despite their size, isonade are incredibly elusive. They move through the water with unparalleled grace and can swim without creating so much as a splash. This makes them difficult to spot. By the time most sailors have noticed that the winds have changed and a strange color is upon the sea, it is too late—a huge tail is already rising out of the water, above their heads. When isonade strike, they do not thrash about violently like a hungry shark. Instead they hook their prey on their fins or tail with a gentle stroking motion, dragging them into the depths almost peacefully. They do this without a sound and without ever showing their bodies, making them all the more dangerous for their stealth.

It also appears as one of the three starting guardian spirits in Nioh.

[izzy]

If all these were in the ocean, can you imagine the territory conflicts

[mysticloverfairy]

Job is not pronounced with a short O like “I got a job” it’s pronounced like this “Joab” long O

[it_all_rvlvs]

this man is the only person i've seen properly pronounce Jörmungandr

[piotreksz.]

#49 "Vodyanoy" was known in Poland, Chechia and Slovakia as "Wodnik". You can see him in many Chech cartoons.
We also had another aquatic monster in Slavic Mythology - "Topielec" who was drowning those who swimmed in a lake. Everyobody who died in a lake could become a Topielec himself, so he was basicly an underwater zombie.

[NSGNUSPH]

I love how you described the Bakunawa really well. What you described about it is almost like I've been always hearing from ancestors here in the Philippines. I consider that as a reason to sub to your channel, who knows what other content you might bring here. :))

[mattcashman]

I really enjoyed this video and would like to see more content like it from you.
Alongside your regular videos of course

[naatturi]

I wouldn't say that Iku-Turso is half-octopus and half-walrus, its more like some people believe that its a walrus/seal-like being, while some believe its more like an octopus. Both theories are based on the name Tursas/Turso. Tursas means octopus, but its also an old name for walruses. The details of the being have been lost to history.

In old finnish and karelian poetry, Tursas has been described as "the bearded one", and that he had a thousand heads.

Sources written by finnish clergy claim that "Turisas" was a tavastian god of war, that wielded a bow.

[greenmonster]

Our Ancestors must’ve had some serious beef with monsters man

[lockheedx]

The Kraken is a common legend among KSP players as well. Every now and then, someone is bound to encounter the Kraken while playing KSP. The legendary space monster has been often known to tear your spaceship apart, killing your crew, but there are those that manage to harness the power of the demon, using it often as a means of propulsion.

[sophianocturne]

This was the best list. I’m so glad I found your channel

[exile]

Finally got a chance to finish this! I didn't know many of these interesting aquatic creatures, and was wrong to underestimate them.

When I heard "leviathan", I thought FF! Kinda a tiny bit similar to Jormungandr who was HUGE omg and let's not forget it was also very poisonous. Ouroboros.

I'd say the Hydra is still a classic, and more so are the mermaids. Mermaids are probably the most popular.

So watching this just unlocked a repressed memory I had of The Odyssey (1992) and the part with Scylla and Charybdis!

18:09 That Qualupalik (Qallupilluit?) illustration looks quite terrifying! It's great!

The Geluchart was also quite bizarre with its unusual anatomy, and its blood heals!? Is that the most obscure creature?

I really enjoyed the assortment! Thank you for this awesome video!

[Mgic]

Jormungander , Loch ness monster, and the kelpie

[Real_MisterSir]

As a Scandinavian, each time I see the Kraken represented in pop media as a Greek myth I cry inside xD

Also added info on Jormungandr, it has the ability to shapeshift as well. In a famous tale of tricks, Thor is asked to lift a large cat to prove his strength. As he fails, he wonders why he, the mightiest of the mighty, could not lift it. It proved to be Jormungandr in disguise, and the reason he couldn't lift it was because its true form was so impossibly long that no amount of height could ever get its whole body off the earth

[jacobjohnston]

Although you're mostly right about the Kappa is actually a freshwater being seen more around lakes and rivers