A giant squid. Image via Unsplash. The giant squid has inspired numerous legends and cultural lore, most notably the myths of the Kraken, a sea monster said to dwell off the coast of Norway and ...

KAT BOLSTAD: Well, I will say that the colossal squid has more interesting features than the giant squid. The giant squid is very cool for a lot of reasons. It is the longest squid. It gets up to 13 ...

Despite its youth, a juvenile kraken is one of the most dangerous D&D 5e sea monsters for mid-level parties. Storm Giant ...

With tentacles stretching over 40 feet, this deep-sea creature matches many descriptions of the Kraken, a mythical sea monster that terrorized ships. While the giant squid is now accepted as real ...

The sea monster in question is Cetus. This was actually the name of a type of sea monster, rather than an individual creature. Rather than a squid or octopus-type creature like the Kraken, this ...

Scandinavian folklore tells of countless legendary creatures, and one of the most famous is the Kraken. Said to be a squid-like monster capable of destroying entire ships, the Kraken may seem like ...

The Kraken's legend is likely inspired by sightings of real giant squids, which can grow to a formidable size, though the tales of its attacks on ships are greatly exaggerated.

Here's a photograph of the rare giant squid spotted off the coast in Japan [Pinterest] You've probably heard about the legendary Kraken, a gigantic sea monster that terrorised sailors in old tales.

It was the first documented evidence that giant squid were a species and not a mythical sea monster. 1873: A group of fishermen caught a giant squid in their net in Logy Bay.

The giant squid may be, well, giant. But it is still smaller than the colossal squid, another enormous form of sea life which may have been mistaken for krakens and other sea monsters in history, but ...