Frightening Aquatic Monster From Japanese Maritime Legends: A Primordial Sea Creature Or Dishonored Ancient Dragon?
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We all know that sailors must be prepared for inevitable encounters. Nights and stormy waters are dangerous in themselves and require standing attention, as they easily become the grave of those who make a living on them.
When the sea is calm, the people of the sea are also calmer, which is why this yokai begins its terror; it wants to surprise and frighten.
Based on centuries-old accounts of the creature’s appearance, the creature’s true body remains unknown, and what is visible above the water's surface is always an enormous, smooth, ink-black face lacking recognizable human characteristics, except for a pair of large round eyes (or no eyes at all!), and a huge head, just like the famous and frightening Nopperabo we wrote about earlier.
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See also:
Vengeful Spirits Of People Who Perished At Sea But Still Need New Companions
Noppera-bo: Odd Intimidating Human-Like Faceless Yokai In Japanese Folklore
Nurarihyon: Powerful Demon Of Obscure Origin, Chief Of All Yokai
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