River Monster (other)
River monster may refer to: * Hudson River Monster, a creature in New York folklore * Northern Kentucky River Monsters, a professional indoor football team * ''River Monsters'', a wildlife documentary television series * White River Monster, a creature in Arkansas folklore See also * Lake monster * List of piscine and amphibian humanoids * List of water deities * Monster (other) * Sea monster * Water monster (other) * Water spirit A water spirit is a kind of supernatural being found in the folklore of many cultures: African Some water spirits in traditional African religion include: * Mami Wata is a transcultural pantheon of water spirits and deities of the African dias ...

Hudson River Monster
In New York folklore, the Hudson River Monster or "Kipsy"—the latter being a pet name presumed to have derived from Poughkeepsie—is a reputed lake monster living in the Hudson River.Jason Medina, ''Ghosts and Legends of Yonkers'' (Charleston, SC: Haunted America, 2015), pp. 54-55 . In 2016, ''Atlas Obscura'' ranked "Kipsy" at #17 in its list of "Lake Monsters of the United States, 'Nessie NESSIE (New European Schemes for Signatures, Integrity and Encryption) was a European research project funded from 2000 to 2003 to identify secure cryptographic primitives. The project was comparable to the NIST AES process and the Japanese Gov ...s. References External links 1899 ''New York Times'' article Hudson River New York (state) folklore American legendary creatures {{legendary-creature-stub ...
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Northern Kentucky River Monsters
The Northern Kentucky River Monsters were a professional indoor football team based in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The River Monsters began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) for its inaugural 2011 season spending one season in the UIFL before reaching an agreement with league management to leave. After a two-year hiatus, the River Monsters returned in 2014 as a member of the South Division of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The River Monsters played their home games at The Bank of Kentucky Center. On June 6, 2011, it was announced that the UIFL and the River Monsters mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the team free to join another league. However, the UIFL had a lease agreement with the arena, which hampered the likelihood the River Monsters would play in Highland Heights in 2012. The team had been mentioned as a charter member Stadius Football Association in 2012, but that league never got off the ground. The team suspended ...
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River Monsters
''River Monsters'' is a British and American wildlife documentary television programme produced for Animal Planet by Icon Films of Bristol, United Kingdom. It is hosted by extreme angler and biologist Jeremy Wade, who travels around the globe in search of the most fearsome freshwater and saltwater killers, looking for clues, eyewitnesses, and stories about people who were dragged underwater by these vicious predators. He tries to catch the biggest specimens and then release them back into the wild. His aim is to help people understand the truth behind the animals' attacks on humans to save these rare creatures from extinction. ''River Monsters'' premiered on ITV in Great Britain, and became one of the most-watched, most successful programmes in Animal Planet's history, and one of the most-viewed series on Discovery Channel in the American market. Overview ''River Monsters'' follows the worldwide adventures of Suffolk-born British host, biologist, adventurer and extreme a ...
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White River Monster
In Arkansas folklore, the White River Monster is a large creature reportedly first spotted off the banks of the White River near Newport in northeastern Arkansas. Although reported in the press as a "monster", it is reported to be deeply loved by neighborhood residents near this portion of the White River, and the monster is referred to locally as "Whitey". History Some believe the White River Monster may have affected the Civil War. The river was used for transportation, and the monster was supposedly responsible for overturning a boat. Sightings of the monster began in 1915. On July 1 of that year, an owner of a plantation near the river saw the monster. He reported it having gray skin and "as wide as a car and three cars long." As the news spread construction of a rope net began, but ended due to lack of money and materials. In the first week of 1937, recreational fishermen noticed that they were finding it hard to land many fish, and the creature was spotted again, and re ...
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Lake Monster
A lake monster is a lake-dwelling entity in folklore. The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the ''Motif-Index of Folk-Literature'', entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake"). Theories According to the Swedish naturalist and author Bengt Sjögren (1980), present-day lake monsters are variations of older legends of water kelpies. Sjögren claims that the accounts of lake-monsters have changed during history, as do others. Older reports often talk about horse-like appearances, but more modern reports often have more reptile and dinosaur-like appearances; he concludes that the legendary kelpies have evolved into the present day saurian lake-monsters since the discovery of dinosaurs and giant aquatic reptiles and the popularization of them in both scientific and ...
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List Of Piscine And Amphibian Humanoids
Piscine and amphibian humanoids (people with the characteristics of fish or amphibians) appear in folklore and fiction. Folklore Myth * Adaro from the mythology of the Solomon Islands * Atargatis from Assyrian mythology * Blue men of the Minch ''("na fir ghorma":'' Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: ə fiɾʲ ˈɣɔɾɔmə * Dagon in Semitic mythology * Ea from Babylonian mythology * Glaucus, mortal transformed into a merman in Greek mythology * Heqet, ancient Egyptian frog-headed goddess of fertility. * Huh, ancient Egyptian frog-headed god whose name means "endlessness". * Iaras from Brazilian mythology * Mami Wata from the mythology of the Southern Africa * Matsya, avatar of Vishnu in piscine form * Nommo fish-like amphibian spirits in Dogon mythology. * Oannes from Babylonian mythology * Pania and Ponaturi from Māori mythology * Pincoys and La Sirena chilota, princess of the sea from Chilote mythology * Rusalki from Slavic mythology * Siyokoy in Philippine mythology ...
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List Of Water Deities
A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important. Another important focus of worship of water deities has been springs or holy wells. As a form of animal worship, whales and snakes (hence dragons) have been regarded as godly deities throughout the world (as are other animals such as turtles, fish, crabs, and sharks). In Asian lore, whales and dragons sometimes have connections. Serpents are also common as a symbol or as serpentine deities, sharing many similarities with dragons. Africa and the Mediterranean Sub-Sahara Africa Western Niger-Congo Benin * Ezili, goddess of sweet water, beauty, and love. Dogon *Nommos, amphibious spirits that are worshiped as ancestors. Serer * Mindiss (or Mindis) is not a deity in Serer religion, but a pangool with goddess–like attributes. She is ...
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Monster (other)
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monster or Monsters may also refer to: Amusement rides * Monster (ride), an amusement ride manufactured by Eyerly Aircraft Company * The Monster (Walygator Parc), a roller coaster in Maizières-les-Metz, Lorraine, France * The Monster (Adventureland), a roller coaster in Altoona, Iowa, United States * Monster (Gröna Lund), an upcoming roller coasterat Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden Brands and companies * Monster Beverage, a beverage company ** Monster Energy, an energy drink * Monster Cable, an electronics accessories company * Monster.com, an employment website ** Monster Worldwide, an American provider of employment services Film and TV Film * ''The Monster'' (1903 film), a French horror film * ''The Monster'' (1925 film), an American horror film * ''The Monster'' (1954 film), an Egyptian crime film * ''Monster'' (1980 film), an American horror film ...
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Sea Monster
Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often pictured threatening ships or spouting jets of water. The definition of a "monster" is subjective; further, some sea monsters may have been based on scientifically accepted creatures, such as whales and types of giant and colossal squid. Sightings and legends Sea monster accounts are found in virtually all cultures that have contact with the sea. For example, Avienius relates of Carthaginian explorer Himilco's voyage "...there monsters of the deep, and beasts swim amid the slow and sluggishly crawling ships." (lines 117–29 of ''Ora Maritima''). Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed to have encountered a lion-like monster with "glaring eyes" on his return voyage after formally claiming St. John's, Newfoundland (1583) for England. Another ac ...
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Water Monster (other)
Water monster may refer to: * a sea monster * a lake monster * a water spirit * a water bogey such as the grindylow, Jenny Greenteeth or Peg Powler * an ''Axolotl'', Mexican salamander See also * List of piscine and amphibian humanoids * River monster (other) * Sea Monsters (other) Sea monsters are beings from folklore believed to dwell in the sea and often imagined to be of immense size. Marine monsters can take many forms, including sea dragons, sea serpents, or tentacled beasts. They can be slimy and scaly and are often ...