Historically Reported Sea Monsters
Sea monsters actually reported first or second hand include
- A giant octopus by Pliny. N.B. Not the giant octopus of the Pacific.
- Cecaelias or Octopus people
- Sea monk
- Various sea serpents
- Tritons by Pliny
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