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In Norse they had Jormungand, in Christianity they had the Leviathan, in Greek myth they had the Kraken, and even in Islam they had Iblis. Really, I must wonder if these creatures are all related to each other somehow, or if it's all just one big xoincidence... Your thoughts on the subject? Or are there any others you know of that I forgot?

And just to fill in those who don't know...
Jormungand: The Midgard Serpent. He was the son of Loki and had venom so potent it was even capable of subduing and killing the gods. When Jormungand, Fenris the wolf, and the goddess Hel were born, Odin grabbed Jormungand and tossed him into the sea, seemingly trying to drown him, grabbed Hel by the throat and threw her down into the underworld, Nifleheim, and then took Fenris in as a pet dog since he was just a small wolf pup at the time. (The Norse gods were asses. >_>) At Ragnarok, Jormungand and Thor are to kill each other and the venom flowing from the crushed head of the Midgard Serpent becomes a river flowing through the new underworld.

Leviathan: Not much is said about the Leviathan besides that it is a massive sea creature so large that only one could possibly exist. It's often argued whether it took the form of a serpent, a crocodile, or a whale, and it's speculated that it's in reality just a sort of symbol for Lucifer himself.

Kraken: A massive sea beast so large it was supposedly actually mistaken for an island. In the 1700's many people believed in the kraken, and one man actually described it as being a mile and a half long. Of course, one must question if the creature that the sailing Europeans of that era was really the same as the Greek Kraken, as in Greek myth the Kraken was defeated by Perseus when he used the head of Medusa to save his wife, Andromeda.

Iblis: Iblis is one thing that isn't very comparable to the others... But he is a terrible creature who resdes in the sea, and certain aspects remind me of arguments about the Leviathan. Iblis was once a high angel in Islamic lore... But when Adam was created he, along with the djinn, refused to bow down to him, and hence they were all damned by Allah. (Of course, according to the prophet Muhammad, djinn became able to redeem themselves just like humans. Although most still seemed to be viewed as malevolant beasts in tales who held a vendetta against humans.) Iblis was cast down from the heavens and turned into a great and powerful djinn, there he took a throne at the bottom of the sea and became king of the shaitan. (The most basic class of evil djinn.)

Well, being a Christian, I believe that there were creatures like that. There are a few places in the bible that talk about them. I'm gonna go through the old book and read about them and get back to you on that.


I've always wondered, how big was that fish that ate Jonah? I'm very curious about that.

Hmmm....maybe. I'm thinking something MUCH, MUCH bigger than that. He lived in it for 3 days, so he probably needed a lot more room that that.

I think that it was a whale that has probably gone extinct. Who knows.

Like Lala, I believe everything happens for a purpose and nothing is ever really a coinidence. The bible actually has a little part in it talking about a large creature with huge tree like legs. My brother thinks it was a dinosaur. I'm beginning to agree with him. 3nodding

That could definitely be true. I've never actually read that bible verse but only listened to my brother. I should look it up, though.

(added on to last PM) I'm saying that from a religious standpoint. I've have to get reference on that from someone with a lot of wisdom though to go further.

Except, no body really knows that. It's only theory.