kraken
Sign in to savethumb|A "colossal octopus" attacking ship, Wash (visual arts)|pen and wash by Pierre Denys-Montfort, engraved by Étienne Claude Voysard, 1801
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The kraken is a legendary sea monster from folklore, traditionally depicted as a giant octopus or squid capable of attacking ships, as shown in historical artwork like this 1801 engraving. It has endured in popular culture and maritime legend as a symbol of the ocean's mysterious and potentially dangerous creatures.
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- Etymology
- Synonyms
- Related words
- General description
- Nordisk familjebok (1884)
- Historical descriptions
- Olaus Magnus (1539–1555)
- Christen Jensøn (1646)
- Francesco Negri (1700)
- Hans Egede (1729)
- Erik Pontoppidan (1753)
- Søren Richart Hagerup (ca. 1770)
- Mythical identifications
- Hafgufa
- Contrary opinion
- Taxonomic identifications
- Erik Pontoppidan (kraken's young)
- Denys de Montfort
- Angola octopus, pictured in St. Malo
- Warship ''Ville de Paris''
- ''Niagara''
- Giant squid (''Architeuthis'')
- Iconography
- Olaus Magnus' ''Carta marina''
- Taxonomical influences
- Linnaeus's microcosmus
- Linnaeus' ''System of Nature'' in English
- Paleo-cephalopod (''Triassic kraken'')
- Literary influences
- Modern use
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|A "colossal octopus" attacking ship, Wash (visual arts)|pen and wash by Pierre Denys-Montfort, engraved by Étienne Claude Voysard, 1801
thumb|Kraken, an unconfirmed cephalopod. Engraving by [[W. H. Lizars, in Hamilton, Robert (1839). ''Naturalist's Library''. Adapted "from Denys Montford" [sic.]]]