Gloucester sea serpent, the Glossary
The Gloucester sea serpent is a legendary creature reportedly seen around and off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts and Cape Ann area in the United States.[1]
Table of Contents
19 relations: American Journal of Science, Bernard Heuvelmans, Cape Ann, Charleston, South Carolina, Cryptozoology, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Jacob Bigelow, Joe Nickell, John Josselyn, Legendary creature, Linnaean Society of New England, Lore (podcast), Narwhal, Sea serpent, Skeptical Inquirer, Smithsonian (magazine), The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Strand Magazine.
- Massachusetts folklore
- Mythological aquatic creatures
- Sea serpents
American Journal of Science
The American Journal of Science (AJS) is the United States of America's longest-running scientific journal, having been published continuously since its conception in 1818 by Professor Benjamin Silliman, who edited and financed it himself.
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Bernard Heuvelmans
Bernard Heuvelmans (10 October 1916 – 22 August 2001) was a Belgian-French scientist, explorer, researcher, and writer probably best known, along with Scottish-American biologist Ivan T. Sanderson, as a founding figure in the pseudoscience and subculture of cryptozoology.
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Cape Ann
Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.
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Cryptozoology
Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the Mokele-mbembe.
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Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
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Jacob Bigelow
Jacob Bigelow (February 27, 1787January 10, 1879) was an American physician, botanist and botanical illustrator.
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Joe Nickell
Joe Nickell (born December 1, 1944) is an American skeptic and investigator of the paranormal.
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John Josselyn
John Josselyn (fl. 1638 – 1675) was a seventeenth-century English traveller to New England who wrote with credulity about what he saw and heard during his sojourn there before returning to England.
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Legendary creature
A legendary creature (also called a mythical or mythological creature) is a type of fantasy entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before modernity.
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Linnaean Society of New England
The Linnaean Society of New England (1814–1822) was established in Boston, Massachusetts, to promote natural history.
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Lore (podcast)
Lore is a documentary podcast on topics such as folklore, legends, and historical events, often with a focus on the macabre.
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Narwhal
The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic.
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Sea serpent
A sea serpent is a type of sea monster described in various mythologies, most notably in Mesopotamian cosmology (Tiamat), Ugaritic cosmology (Yam, Tannin) biblical cosmology (Leviathan, Rahab), Greek cosmology (Cetus, Echidna, Hydra, Scylla), and Norse cosmology (Jörmungandr). Gloucester sea serpent and sea serpent are sea serpents.
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Skeptical Inquirer
Skeptical Inquirer is a bimonthly American general-audience magazine published by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) with the subtitle: The Magazine for Science and Reason.
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Smithsonian (magazine)
Smithsonian is a science and nature magazine (and associated website, SmithsonianMag.com), and is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., although editorially independent from its parent organization.
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The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Strand Magazine
The Strand Magazine was a monthly British magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles.
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See also
Massachusetts folklore
- Alfred Bulltop Stormalong
- Curse of the Bambino
- Dover Demon
- Gloucester sea serpent
- Johnny Appleseed
- Salem witch trials
Mythological aquatic creatures
- Afanc
- Ahuizotl (mythology)
- Altamaha-ha
- Amemasu
- Apkallu
- Atosis
- Ayakashi (yōkai)
- Bakunawa
- Boobrie
- Borda (legendary creature)
- Bukavac
- Cancer (astrology)
- Cetus (mythology)
- Cirein-cròin
- Coi Coi-Vilu
- Dobhar-chú
- Gaasyendietha
- Gloucester sea serpent
- Hafgufa
- Ichthyocentaurs
- Kappa (folklore)
- Kraken
- Labbu
- Lake monster
- Lernaean Hydra
- Lotan
- Lyngbakr
- Makara
- Merfolk
- Mokele-mbembe
- Mugwump (folklore)
- Muldjewangk
- Nguruvilu
- Ogopogo
- Piscine and amphibian humanoids
- Ponaturi
- Rahab (term)
- Sea goat
- Sea monk
- Sea monster
- Sea monsters
- Selkie
- Tlanchana
- Umi zatō
- Umibōzu
Sea serpents
- Bakunawa
- Cadborosaurus
- Gaasyendietha
- Gloucester sea serpent
- Ikuchi
- Jörmungandr
- Knucker
- Leviathan
- Morgawr (folklore)
- Oilliphéist
- Sea serpent
- Seelkee
- Selma (lake monster)
- Serpent d'océan
- Sharlie
- Stoor worm
- Stronsay Beast
- Tiamat
- Zuiyo-maru carcass
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_sea_serpent
Also known as Glocester sea serpant.