Originating in Scandinavian folklore, the kraken is usually depicted as an aggressive cephalopod-like ... Although today we may recognise creative taxidermy or artfully dried sea animals for the ...

Sato is believed to have written Japan’s first encyclopedia on “yokai” ghouls, hobgoblins and other supernatural creatures of Japanese folklore. After learning that the mermaid mummy was ...

"Terry and our founders had given the company a name, but they needed an icon to go with it," Starbucks wrote. "Terry scoured old marine books until an illustration caught his eye – it depicted a ...

myth and legend, from dragons to selkies and hobs to ominous black dogs. In Wales she discovered a mermaid who cursed the town of Conwy and a star-gazing giant who shaped a mountain in Eryri ...