Aspidochelone
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According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster with
An Aspidochelone from a French manuscript, c. 1270. J. Paul Getty Museum
Alexander Romance, Armenian manuscript, 1538–1544
Brendan and his monks' ship is carried by a giant fish in a German manuscript.
Physiologus
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The Physiologus is a didactic Christian text written or compiled in Greek by an unknown author in Alexandria. Its composition has been traditionally dated to the 2nd century AD by readers who saw para
Aspidochelone
…According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster…
Panther, Bern Physiologus, 9th century