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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 9:20:22 GMT 1
Historians, marine biologists, biologists and cryptozoologists of Reddit: As far as legends in history go, what legendary creature do you believe may have been real and probably existed in some way, or what supposedly legendary person in history was more than likely real? linkWhat myths do you like in general? Grandmaster ,@anna , anothermarvelguy , anthonyrocks , ArArArchStanton , archelaus , AQUA CAT! , Chalice_Of_Evil , chalk3 , Rex Manning , charzhino ,@cheetahcandy , cyberneticshark , Dave Stoller , detour , equality72521 ,@ghostyghostington , gromel , hatseflats , AQUA KEN! , hobowar , jacklaridian , AQUA JAMES! , Jan El Señor , Jayman , josephjoestar1 , justanaveragejoe , Lilith , Loki , Lord Ackbar , Lord Death Man , marieke , maximura , miike80 , myachingackbarraddus , Nightman ,@oceans11 , penneh ,@phistosgauntlet , Indiana Jones , AQUA JAR!™ , primemcgee , RiP, IMDb , AQUA SALZ! ,@shadyvsesham , spiderman2099 , Spike Del Rey , $portsFan , taylorfirst1 , AQUA EDGE! , BATCOW™ , thestannimal , thisguy4000 , UniSol GR77 , wickedkittiesmom , winterking , Merv , vegasthanos ,
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Aug 19, 2021 17:11:16 GMT 1
It was a pretty big deal when I was a kid, what with movies like Clash of the Titans around ( my brother and I watched it like 20 times on cable )
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 19, 2021 17:31:52 GMT 1
I like Kraken myths. The idea that something we’ve yet to discover lives in the unexplored depths is pretty haunting. The ocean can be terrifying; That you’re in this vast pool filled with apex predators and very little to orient yourself. And I do wonder what Kraken myths were really based on.
Bigfoot is more silly, but still fun. The idea that an extant branch of hominids has gone undiscovered would be an earth shattering discovery. I don’t believe it for a second but the temptation of what we could learn is a fascinating one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 18:17:31 GMT 1
What supposedly legendary person in history was more than likely real?
I daresay King Arthur is based on a real Briton tribal leader, though embellished with folklore and legends over time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 18:21:30 GMT 1
I recently learned that Chupacabre was only invented as a mythical creature in the 1990s, his sightings beginning suspiciously close to the release of the movie Species. I always thought it was an ancient Central American myth.
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Aug 19, 2021 19:04:08 GMT 1
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Post by primemcgee on Aug 19, 2021 19:04:33 GMT 1
It's possible some kind of dinosaur creature resembling a dragon survived into the Middle Ages. Unless they came across fossils of them but I remember a report--fishermen caught a water creature which resembled a pleosaur(?). Who knows.
Who really knows.
They say there were 10-foot apes living in India and maybe that sparked the legends of the snowman.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2021 22:26:20 GMT 1
Harryhausen was the man! You ever seen Jason and the Argonauts?
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Aug 19, 2021 23:51:15 GMT 1
Harryhausen was the man! You ever seen Jason and the Argonauts?
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Post by Indiana Jones on Aug 19, 2021 23:51:54 GMT 1
What supposedly legendary person in history was more than likely real?I daresay King Arthur is based on a real Briton tribal leader, though embellished with folklore and legends over time. Both him and the Queen of Sheba as there was a historic kingdom in the Middle East that shared parallels with her description the Bible. There was even a daredevil archaeologist that excavated the site in the 1950s. Name was Wendell Phillips, kind of like an American 'Lawrence of Arabia' meets Indiana Jones. And a self-made millionaire.
Hollywood where's this biopic at?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 2:50:46 GMT 1
I hope King Arthur was real. I know we have a little possible true history of who he could of been and what the stories are based on. As for the legends he was the epitome of what a leader should be. His laws united all men no matter low or high born all were treated the same. No special treatment whatever your status. There was peace under his rule and no one went hungry. I hope there was a grain of truth in the legends.
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Aug 20, 2021 3:55:37 GMT 1
I like Kraken myths. The idea that something we’ve yet to discover lives in the unexplored depths is pretty haunting. The ocean can be terrifying; That you’re in this vast pool filled with apex predators and very little to orient yourself. And I do wonder what Kraken myths were really based on. Bigfoot is more silly, but still fun. The idea that an extant branch of hominids has gone undiscovered would be an earth shattering discovery. I don’t believe it for a second but the temptation of what we could learn is a fascinating one. Me too. I love the idea of skyscraper sized leviathan shit that lives in the sea. The biggest creatures that can possibly exist have to come from there, I think. And there's other things not as big. Mermaids, Dagon, the Grendel...'s ancestor. Not to mention enormous versions of creatures we see all the time. Oysters with pearls the size of basketballs. The ocean fascinates me. Lakes too. I grew up with a fondness for the Loch Ness Monster. A 1000% confirmed fake thing, but that would be cool. The creature that came to be known as the Loch Ness monster is a species that lived millions of years ago. I always liked the idea of hidden cities too. Cities beyond the Himalayan mountains inexplicably made of waterfalls and flat green grass. Shangri La. Places that should not be. The journey to the center of the earth, the Savage Land in the X-Men. The city in She.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 6:42:19 GMT 1
I like Kraken myths. The idea that something we’ve yet to discover lives in the unexplored depths is pretty haunting. The ocean can be terrifying; That you’re in this vast pool filled with apex predators and very little to orient yourself. And I do wonder what Kraken myths were really based on. Bigfoot is more silly, but still fun. The idea that an extant branch of hominids has gone undiscovered would be an earth shattering discovery. I don’t believe it for a second but the temptation of what we could learn is a fascinating one. Me too. I love the idea of skyscraper sized leviathan shit that lives in the sea. The biggest creatures that can possibly exist have to come from there, I think. And there's other things not as big. Mermaids, Dagon, the Grendel...'s ancestor. Not to mention enormous versions of creatures we see all the time. Oysters with pearls the size of basketballs. The ocean fascinates me. Lakes too. I grew up with a fondness for the Loch Ness Monster. A 1000% confirmed fake thing, but that would be cool. The creature that came to be known as the Loch Ness monster is a species that lived millions of years ago. I always liked the idea of hidden cities too. Cities beyond the Himalayan mountains inexplicably made of waterfalls and flat green grass. Shangri La. Places that should not be. The journey to the center of the earth, the Savage Land in the X-Men. The city in She. Yeah Shangri La or Atlantis. Very cool indeed
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 6:45:10 GMT 1
I hope King Arthur was real. I know we have a little possible true history of who he could of been and what the stories are based on. As for the legends he was the epitome of what a leader should be. His laws united all men no matter low or high born all were treated the same. No special treatment whatever your status. There was peace under his rule and no one went hungry. I hope there was a grain of truth in the legends. Could it be?!! Did Jesus return again as Arthur?! Jesus was a king as well. The King of Jews
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 6:50:44 GMT 1
It's possible some kind of dinosaur creature resembling a dragon survived into the Middle Ages. Unless they came across fossils of them but I remember a report--fishermen caught a water creature which resembled a pleosaur(?). Who knows. Who really knows. They say there were 10-foot apes living in India and maybe that sparked the legends of the snowman. As much as I like that idea. There's probably a better chance of me winning the lottery. They became extinct millions of years ago. Then there's the megafauna and ice ages too That's the thing about legends though. A lot of the fantastical elements could be chalked up to Chinese whispers, exaggerations or misunderstandings. I mean, even today people are confused. Imagine back then
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 20, 2021 16:33:18 GMT 1
I like Kraken myths. The idea that something we’ve yet to discover lives in the unexplored depths is pretty haunting. The ocean can be terrifying; That you’re in this vast pool filled with apex predators and very little to orient yourself. And I do wonder what Kraken myths were really based on. Bigfoot is more silly, but still fun. The idea that an extant branch of hominids has gone undiscovered would be an earth shattering discovery. I don’t believe it for a second but the temptation of what we could learn is a fascinating one. Me too. I love the idea of skyscraper sized leviathan shit that lives in the sea. The biggest creatures that can possibly exist have to come from there, I think. And there's other things not as big. Mermaids, Dagon, the Grendel...'s ancestor. Not to mention enormous versions of creatures we see all the time. Oysters with pearls the size of basketballs. The ocean fascinates me. Lakes too. I grew up with a fondness for the Loch Ness Monster. A 1000% confirmed fake thing, but that would be cool. The creature that came to be known as the Loch Ness monster is a species that lived millions of years ago. I always liked the idea of hidden cities too. Cities beyond the Himalayan mountains inexplicably made of waterfalls and flat green grass. Shangri La. Places that should not be. The journey to the center of the earth, the Savage Land in the X-Men. The city in She. Ooooh that’s a good one. Lost cities. Anytime we’ve ever discovered some hidden buildings under the sand or deep in valleys, tombs, etc. It makes me wish we had some device that could see how it really looked in its prime. How it became forgotten. And it really makes you wonder what we haven’t found yet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 18:36:08 GMT 1
It's possible some kind of dinosaur creature resembling a dragon survived into the Middle Ages. Unless they came across fossils of them but I remember a report--fishermen caught a water creature which resembled a pleosaur(?). Who knows. Who really knows. They say there were 10-foot apes living in India and maybe that sparked the legends of the snowman. As much as I like that idea. There's probably a better chance of me winning the lottery. They became extinct millions of years ago. Then there's the megafauna and ice ages too That's the thing about legends though. A lot of the fantastical elements could be chalked up to Chinese whispers, exaggerations or misunderstandings. I mean, even today people are confused. Imagine back then I read a non-fiction book a few years back about the English explorer who “discovered” the gorilla. It was pretty interesting to read about how the world was viewed then- so many mysteries and unexplored areas. People really didn’t know what was out there which fueled all kinds of fantastical speculation. Discovering new giant beasts was always a possibility. Must’ve been kind of a fun time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 18:37:40 GMT 1
Me too. I love the idea of skyscraper sized leviathan shit that lives in the sea. The biggest creatures that can possibly exist have to come from there, I think. And there's other things not as big. Mermaids, Dagon, the Grendel...'s ancestor. Not to mention enormous versions of creatures we see all the time. Oysters with pearls the size of basketballs. The ocean fascinates me. Lakes too. I grew up with a fondness for the Loch Ness Monster. A 1000% confirmed fake thing, but that would be cool. The creature that came to be known as the Loch Ness monster is a species that lived millions of years ago. I always liked the idea of hidden cities too. Cities beyond the Himalayan mountains inexplicably made of waterfalls and flat green grass. Shangri La. Places that should not be. The journey to the center of the earth, the Savage Land in the X-Men. The city in She. Ooooh that’s a good one. Lost cities. Anytime we’ve ever discovered some hidden buildings under the sand or deep in valleys, tombs, etc. It makes me wish we had some device that could see how it really looked in its prime. How it became forgotten. And it really makes you wonder what we haven’t found yet. Like that flashlight that Star Lord uses to see the past at the beginning of Guardians 1!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 19:02:06 GMT 1
It's possible some kind of dinosaur creature resembling a dragon survived into the Middle Ages. Unless they came across fossils of them but I remember a report--fishermen caught a water creature which resembled a pleosaur(?). Who knows. Who really knows. They say there were 10-foot apes living in India and maybe that sparked the legends of the snowman. As much as I like that idea. There's probably a better chance of me winning the lottery. They became extinct millions of years ago. Then there's the megafauna and ice ages too That's the thing about legends though. A lot of the fantastical elements could be chalked up to Chinese whispers, exaggerations or misunderstandings. I mean, even today people are confused. Imagine back then One can see how ancient people coming across dinosaur fossils would think they were dragons or other horrific beasts.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 20, 2021 19:18:01 GMT 1
Ooooh that’s a good one. Lost cities. Anytime we’ve ever discovered some hidden buildings under the sand or deep in valleys, tombs, etc. It makes me wish we had some device that could see how it really looked in its prime. How it became forgotten. And it really makes you wonder what we haven’t found yet. Like that flashlight that Star Lord uses to see the past at the beginning of Guardians 1! RIGHT!!!! Actually I'm so glad you brought that up because that little tool is so underrated. That was one of the coolest things I've seen in any of these films. I would love that thing
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 19:41:38 GMT 1
Like that flashlight that Star Lord uses to see the past at the beginning of Guardians 1! RIGHT!!!! Actually I'm so glad you brought that up because that little tool is so underrated. That was one of the coolest things I've seen in any of these films. I would love that thing Does it actually see into the past? I was never quite clear on that. Maybe it’s just a hologram of what the city used to look like? Either way it’s cool AF.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 20, 2021 19:52:58 GMT 1
RIGHT!!!! Actually I'm so glad you brought that up because that little tool is so underrated. That was one of the coolest things I've seen in any of these films. I would love that thing Does it actually see into the past? I was never quite clear on that. Maybe it’s just a hologram of what the city used to look like? Either way it’s cool AF. Yeah I'm not 100% sure. My take was that you could calibrate it for a very specific time, and it would show you what was going on right at that moment. It would have to be calibrated, otherwise IDK what the "look into the past" setting would show other than a blur. But it showed dogs running around and stuff, so it seemed like he was seeing something that actually happened. But holy shit, I would be using that all over the place for all kinds of reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 19:56:20 GMT 1
Does it actually see into the past? I was never quite clear on that. Maybe it’s just a hologram of what the city used to look like? Either way it’s cool AF. Yeah I'm not 100% sure. My take was that you could calibrate it for a very specific time, and it would show you what was going on right at that moment. It would have to be calibrated, otherwise IDK what the "look into the past" setting would show other than a blur. But it showed dogs running around and stuff, so it seemed like he was seeing something that actually happened. But holy shit, I would be using that all over the place for all kinds of reasons. Too bad they never brought it back. Could’ve been a really neat recurring tool in his arsenal.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2021 22:09:41 GMT 1
It's possible some kind of dinosaur creature resembling a dragon survived into the Middle Ages. Unless they came across fossils of them but I remember a report--fishermen caught a water creature which resembled a pleosaur(?). Who knows. Who really knows. They say there were 10-foot apes living in India and maybe that sparked the legends of the snowman. As much as I like that idea. There's probably a better chance of me winning the lottery. They became extinct millions of years ago. Then there's the megafauna and ice ages too That's the thing about legends though. A lot of the fantastical elements could be chalked up to Chinese whispers, exaggerations or misunderstandings. I mean, even today people are confused. Imagine back then Ill have to correct myself here. Ice ages arent as bad as I assumed. There are still plenty of warm areas. Genuinely surprised by this
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2021 10:28:26 GMT 1
As much as I like that idea. There's probably a better chance of me winning the lottery. They became extinct millions of years ago. Then there's the megafauna and ice ages too That's the thing about legends though. A lot of the fantastical elements could be chalked up to Chinese whispers, exaggerations or misunderstandings. I mean, even today people are confused. Imagine back then Ill have to correct myself here. Ice ages arent as bad as I assumed. There are still plenty of warm areas. Genuinely surprised by this The last ice age, the Younger Dryas, is interesting as it seems to have abruptly ended with a rapid meltdown around 12,000 years ago. It's not sure why, though a meteorite may have impacted in the Arctic Ocean just north of America between Greenland and Canada causing the sudden climate change or the German super-volcano erupted. Whatever it was, it does not seem to have effect the Southern Hemisphere as much. And this is not so long ago in planetary time. Proto versions of our current cultures were already in place by then, so legends passing down about a "great flood" when the ice melts not only raised sea-levels, but disrupted weather patterns for centuries were being told.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 10:41:05 GMT 1
Ill have to correct myself here. Ice ages arent as bad as I assumed. There are still plenty of warm areas. Genuinely surprised by this The last ice age, the Younger Dryas, is interesting as it seems to have abruptly ended with a rapid meltdown around 12,000 years ago. It's not sure why, though a meteorite may have impacted in the Arctic Ocean just north of America between Greenland and Canada causing the sudden climate change or the German super-volcano erupted. Whatever it was, it does not seem to have effect the Southern Hemisphere as much. And this is not so long ago in planetary time. Proto versions of our current cultures were already in place by then, so legends passing down about a "great flood" when the ice melts not only raised sea-levels, but disrupted weather patterns for centuries were being told. Interesting you should mention a meteorite as coincidentally that link I provided, someone said that Ragnarok with the snake wrapping itself around the world could be something entering the atmosphere ie a rock flying from space
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2021 15:04:39 GMT 1
The last ice age, the Younger Dryas, is interesting as it seems to have abruptly ended with a rapid meltdown around 12,000 years ago. It's not sure why, though a meteorite may have impacted in the Arctic Ocean just north of America between Greenland and Canada causing the sudden climate change or the German super-volcano erupted. Whatever it was, it does not seem to have effect the Southern Hemisphere as much. And this is not so long ago in planetary time. Proto versions of our current cultures were already in place by then, so legends passing down about a "great flood" when the ice melts not only raised sea-levels, but disrupted weather patterns for centuries were being told. Interesting you should mention a meteorite as coincidentally that link I provided, someone said that Ragnarok with the snake wrapping itself around the world could be something entering the atmosphere ie a rock flying from space Could be, though a world serpent found in many cultures is probably derived from the Milky Way. Because of light pollution, we don’t notice it. But folks living under a naked night sky read a lot of things into the vast greatness they saw often. The MW as a serpent slowly slithering over the world is easy to imagine.
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