Renaissance Europe Was
Horrified by Reports of a Sea Monster That Looked Like a Monk Wearing Fish
Scales -Something
fishy this way comes
In the 16th century, the so-called “sea monk”
became the talk of Europe. Drawings of the half-man, half-fish “monster”
appeared in naturalists’ tomes and were circulated among naturalists and
members of royal courts across the continent. It was the end of the
Renaissance, when Europeans were enamoured with art, science, philosophy and
exploring the natural world. But over the centuries, the creature, and
talk of it, faded into obscurity. Whatever it was, it was never
definitively identified. The lack of an answer has given scientists and
folklore-loving researchers something to chew on over the years.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/reports-sea-monster-looked-like-monk-wearing-fish-scales-horrified-renaissance-europe-180960885/#YbYmuUsv5DzhjQak.99
