sea serpent

Example Sentences

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“It definitely looks fanciful; it evokes the sea serpent mythology.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

Near the coast of Norway, Magnus depicts a bright-red sea serpent attacking a ship that tilts as though it’s being taken under.

From National Geographic • Dec. 28, 2023

The salad fork, at least, a rigid sea serpent with four braided tongues for tines, did come from Dalí’s own drawing.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

This is balanced with all of the aforementioned struggles like finding a mythical sea serpent or perfecting a radical kind of surgery.

From The Verge • May 12, 2022

In return Apollo sent a pestilence, and Poseidon the sea serpent.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton