Sea of Monsters, Mother of Kraken, Charybdis.
In a time when the gods still walked the earth a child was born to Tethys and Poseidon.
This was the Kraken - guardian of all the world's oceans and terror to all who traveled upon them.
The Kraken was once mated to his half-sister after Zeus' anger had changed her
into a monster in the form of a whirlpool with a gaping maw of teeth.
Her name was Kharybdis, a beautiful naiad and daughter of Gæa and Poseidon.
Charybdis would be forever carrying the Kraken`s offspring within her.
She releases her brood at the height of each full moon.
Casting them forth onto all the world's oceans and giving rise to the legends and lore among early mariners.
These mysterious hatch lings inhabit the deep oceanic trenches and perpetually turbulent waters of the world.
Thankfully, they are born without the ability to breed and take centuries to mature into smaller versions of their father.
On the longest of years, Mother Kharbydis has daughters (who take after her).
The legends tell us that they are fearsome and appear with little warning out of the deep,
voraciously devouring the most seaworthy vessels with ease. Occasionally, leaving a rare survivor to tell the tale.
by Stevie Pagano.
© copyright Stevie Pagano / Elstwhen 2013
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