indiankimchi
indiankimchi t1_jaqi6w6 wrote
Reply to 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
And, this, friends, is why interdisciplinary studies matter.
“Dr John McCarthy, a maritime archaeologist … made the discovery while reading Norse mythology”
indiankimchi t1_jaqi9iw wrote
Reply to comment by Koenigspiel 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
And between monsters and dolphins… literally none! They should scare the crap out of most humans