Release the Kraken!

      

One of the most terrifying places in the world is the ocean. It is the home of many marine species that man hasn’t yet completely discovered. In reality, humans have ventured the planet mars more than our very own ocean. It is so vast that it actually hides many mysteries. Creatures that we may not have seen might be lurking in the deeper part of the ocean. What might these creatures be?

         Ever since the old times, the human mind has always been very imaginative and exaggerated.  Because of that imagination, many stories and myths were born. The ocean is no exception. In there, a very famous mythical creature became known. It is no other than the Kraken.

      The Kraken, as described in the olden times, a very huge crab-like creature that generally possessed traits that are closer to large whales. But in the later years, the description of its appearance became octopus-like and its size is said to be smaller than described in the early years. Though it has become smaller, it is still huge enough to pose a threat to humans.

       This creature is said to be very dangerous especially to sailors. It would reach as high as the top of a sailing ship’s mast. A kraken would attack a ship by wrapping their arms around the hull and capsizing it. The crew would drown, or worse, be eaten by the monster.  

   Some traits of kraken resemble undersea volcanic activity occurring in the Iceland region, including bubbles of water; sudden, dangerous currents, and appearance of new islets. Despite of being said to be a very dangerous creature, some fishermen would actually go to the place where a kraken is sighted. This is because it was said that if a kraken is around, many fishes would gather around the area.

   The popularity of the Kraken endured over time. In fact, in today’s generation it has become more popular. The popularity strengthened the thought of it being possibly real. Its story has been in many movies including the popular ones. It was even featured in the very famous movie series of Johnny Depp entitled The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. In that movie a certain line is highlighted- Release the Kraken!

     In the end, the Kraken still continues as a very mysterious mythical creature. Considering the vastness of our ocean, the possibility of it actually existing might be true. If its existence is really proven in the future, then I would be more afraid of the ocean.

    

   

http://www.unmuseum.org/kraken.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken