roguetrick t1_jaryw9n wrote
Reply to comment by Dinosar-DNA 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
They butchered and ate them (in the case of the Norse). They knew what they were down to the bones. Makes sense that their description to the Greek artists gave them mammal like qualities. One has what looks like front paws.
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