According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or vast...

creature called the aspidochelone in the Physiologus. The Icelandic Physiologus contains two illustrations of the aspidochelone, one with its back overgrown...

('heather-back'). The aspidochelone of the Physiologus is identified as the potential source for the hafgufa lore. Although the original aspidochelone was a turtle-island...

submersing itself, drowning the crew. Notable examples of these include the aspidochelone, Fastitocalon, Jasconius, Lyngbakr, Hafgufa, and various accounts of...

feature on Neptune's largest moon Triton has been named Leviathan Patera. Aspidochelone Bahamut Bakunawa Book of Job in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts Cetus...

Turtle Island Turtles all the way down World Serpent World Tree Zaratan Aspidochelone Toke L. Knudsen, Indology mailing list. Locke, John (1689). An Essay...

story of the Zaratan without the incredulity found in the earlier work. Aspidochelone World Turtle "Saratan". A Book of Creatures. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2018-05-30...

are not to be broken." Turtles in North American Indigenous Mythology Aspidochelone Abya Yala – a name used by the Guna people and others to refer to the...

found in Indonesia, and also published an alleged photograph of "it." Aspidochelone, a giant turtle or whale that appeared to be an island and lured sailors...

spectral fire. Asobibi (Japanese) – Spectral fire from Kōchi Prefecture. Aspidochelone (Medieval Bestiaries) – Island-sized whale or sea turtle. Asrai (English)...