DATY4944 t1_jarifph wrote
Reply to comment by Sleep-system in Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent
Maybe back then they considered these real life monsters. They maybe weren't considered myths at all, because they could be observed frequently by sailors. It was only when they brought the stories back to villages that the stories became exaggerated over time.
Sleep-system t1_jass3h4 wrote
I'm sure they did, people were fantastically ignorant and superstitious back then.
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