In the universe of mythical Martians, centaurs and deviant deep sea demons, I can convincingly believe that I am considered a goddess.
The same demon is called a mukkelevi in Shetland, where it was considered a nasty sea trow or sea devil.
In modern-era Greek folkloric survivals of Charon (as Charos the death demon), sea voyage and river crossing are conflated, and in one later tale, the soul is held hostage by pirates, perhaps representing the oarsmen, who require a ransom for release.
The hill is the subject of many legends in Hindu mythology, and was said to have once been a large sea, inhabited by a demon known as Jalobhava and that the hill grew from a pebble.
An alternate version is linked with the Greek Prometheus legend; in this account, al-Dajjāl is bound to a rock on an island in the sea and is fed by demons.
The article, Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad Takes On the Demons of the Sea, is now online at The New York Times website.
The protagonist encounters obstacles along the way, such as inner demons or a sea lion that is not as benevolent as its handsome whiskers would suggest.
Enjoy your tasty shark meat, savor the tangy flavor that comes from these demons from the sea.
Meanwhile, on cable news, an author warns that the mission could "unleash chaos, the likes of which we've never seen — monsters, demons, beasts from the sea," oh my.
The artist smashes the boy against the cliff, then beats his head in with a rock, and finally, with a curious gentleness, lowers the vanquished demon of childhood into the sea.
