A sea monster in Sicily (May 1716)

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Stefano Condorelli, « A sea monster in Sicily (May 1716) », Notes on research, ID : 10.58079/n23q


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The 19 May 1716 the Weekly Journal (one of the major British newspapers of the time) reported on its front page that a sea monster had been seen near the city of Milazzo in Sicily. The creature uttered frightening neighs and had “an horrible size and figure”, resembling to a kind of horse with six feet and two heads, each with a horn on the forefront and elephant-like ears. It appeared for three consecutive days, emerging from the sea around nine in the morning, walking for about four hours ...

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