Bakunawa

Origin and tradition

Visayan pre-colonial mythology describing a colossal sea serpent who fell in love with the seven glowing moons, swallowing them one by one.

Illustration in this atlas

A gargantuan sea dragon with whale-like flippers, gills, a massive jaw of obsidian teeth, and scales that shimmer like volcanic glass.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Bakunawa

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.