Mythic monsters have combined characteristics of many animal characteristics.
The Octoputin has those, as shared in these last few posts. Hey, I'm sorry for the long list of these, but it has been fun to do:
Planned Octo attacks:
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-tentacles-and-propaganda-of.html
Octo Propaganda
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/are-you-believing-octoputins-propaganda.html
Octo War Of the Worlds
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/octoputin-to-entangle-entrap-devour.html
and, other Octo information posts:
OctoPutin posts to date:
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/lets-stop-all-this-alleged-bull-he-did.html
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/octoputin-monster-octopus-symbolism-in.html
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/alleged-war-crimes-alleged-ukraine-sunk.html
Cthuthlu Putin:
Just added:
https://thedarkknot.blogspot.com/2022/04/tats-and-octopus-symbolism.html
In simple forms of monsters, like evil slime, you'll find online from searches that full mythologies step back from our movies to a more complete view. Hundreds of slime and toxic waste movies tell us of recent historical events sparking fears of
1. nuclear destruction
2. our water becoming toxic slime waste
3. our lands, burning up, wastelands
Now, there is the recent historical events that activate our fears, but these events and fears are tweaking the M. A. Archetypes in our human mind:
Learning from the dragon mythology and M. A. Mythic Archetype and, then applying this to Octoputin, monster octopus, Kraken, and some related pond sum monsters: leeches, tentacles monsters, and slimy mysterious monsters, especially in Western Cinema, no matter how bad the movie might be.
Combo forms of many predator types triggers more fear: our brain lights up.
There are mythic creatures with mysterious and unknown features and behaviors. I think this includes some sea monsters.
But, one of best known creatures is the dragon. While the Eastern is not violent, and the Western Dragons of myth are, both share similar characteristics: they have features of many monstrous animals. These are the features of animal killers, not benign creatures. They get our shocked attention, and get our "respect" not because because of good character and characteristics but because they could rip you apart:
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In this water creature, the siren or mermaid must grab and hook victims with their song and false beauty.
The functional parts of the dragon have become something different and veiled. They still
seek
hunt
claw and hook
and devour lives
The Octopus giant has some characteristics that are a bit more slimy to put your finger on, than the clear characteristics of mythic creatures we might commonly think of. But, beyond these, there are M.A., Mythic Archetype creatures of more unknown or mysterious characteristics: ghosts, tooth fairy, Windigo, and others. Here are some "standard" creatures, as viewed as Greek / Norse mythical creatures:
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