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Originally Posted by kronckew
y'all are making fun of my girlfriend, ol' one-eye.
(cthulhu's older sister)
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OK Kronckew!! Just how many times have you seen that Pirates of the Caribbean sequel where the captain and lots of crew are humanoid/sea critter hybrids???? "
Barry, this is a brilliant thread, and well placed in its own context for discussion as this very topic has of course come up in other concurrent subjects..case in point the Sinhalese swords discussions.
As discussed there, there is a great deal of perception and 'license' involved as descriptions of unusual sea creatures (which extends of course to mythology in many ways and cases) were morphed into depictions of them in sketches, tales and lore.
Ibrahiim it is amazing that you found that example of the 'lions mane jellyfish'!!! and so interesting that the subject of lions manes and depictions of sea going mythological beasts recently discussed might have , as always, some fascinating basis in the real world. Well done!!!
I always enjoyed the Jules Verne movies and of course the novels, in particular "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", in which one of the key features in one part was the gigantic squid. In recent times there have found living examples of huge squids which correspond dramatically with Verne's descriptions, long thought to be imagined by the visionary writer.
While not directly related to weapons, the imagery certainly may apply to decoration and inscribed imagery on arms, and from an ethnographic point of view, certain creatures such as sawfish had some of their elements actually used in weapons in Oceanic regions, their influences alone notwithstanding.