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* {{Psychopomp}}: Mother Carey, who is sometimes presented as forming an UnholyMatrimony with Davy Jones and appropriately is the aggressive sort of psychopomp. She lures sailors like a siren, but takes care of storm petrels and giant petrels, respectively known as Mother Carey's Chickens and Mother Carey's Geese, which are thought to be the souls of lost sailors.
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his [[TheLegionsOfHell ghastly pirate crew]] are essentially [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the [[BigBad primordial evil force of the seven seas]], or at least [[EvilerThanThou the evilest spirit of the deep]]. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, perhaps being a [[FallenAngel holy being that fell from grace]].
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his [[TheLegionsOfHell ghastly pirate crew]] are essentially [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], he may or may not form an UnholyMatrimony with Mother Carey, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the [[BigBad primordial evil force of the seven seas]], or at least [[EvilerThanThou the evilest spirit of the deep]]. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, perhaps being a [[FallenAngel holy being that fell from grace]].
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* EldritchOceanAbyss: Scary things are found in deeper waters.
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* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be a submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about, especially [[IncrediblyLamePun seaing]] as how some use the phrase “Davy Jones’ Locker” as simply synonymous with the bottom of the ocean. (Similarly to how Hell is usually seen as being underground). And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
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* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be a submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about, especially [[IncrediblyLamePun seaing]] as how since some use the phrase “Davy Jones’ Locker” "Davy Jones' Locker" as simply synonymous with the bottom of the ocean. (Similarly to how Hell is usually seen as being underground). underground.) And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
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* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be a submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about.about, especially [[IncrediblyLamePun seaing]] as how some use the phrase “Davy Jones’ Locker” as simply synonymous with the bottom of the ocean. (Similarly to how Hell is usually seen as being underground). And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
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* {{Heaven}}: Fiddler's Green. Where good sailors or the virtuous who have drowned go to when they die, rather than being a [[FluffyCloudHeaven sky utopia]] on [[SolidClouds clouds]], it's instead a green meadow, lush with every single kind of the most beautiful flora one can lay eyes on. That's where the "Green" part comes from, the "Fiddlers'" part comes from the main feature of said paradise - Fiddlers who play eternally and dancers who never tire. If there exists an oceanic equivalent of [[{{God}} the Lord Himself]], then expect him or at least his [[OurAngelsAreDifferent cohorts]] to be seen here.
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about. And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about. And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
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* {{Heaven}}: Fiddler's Green. Where good sailors or the virtuous who have drowned go to when they die, rather than being a [[FluffyCloudHeaven sky utopia]] on [[SolidClouds clouds]], it's instead a green meadow, lush with every single kind of the most beautiful flora one can lay eyes on. That's where the "Green" part comes from, the "Fiddlers'" part comes from the main feature of said paradise - -- Fiddlers who play eternally and dancers who never tire. If there exists an oceanic equivalent of [[{{God}} the Lord Himself]], then expect him or at least his [[OurAngelsAreDifferent cohorts]] to be seen here.
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be a submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about. And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be a submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about. And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his [[TheLegionsOfHell ghastly pirate crew]] are essentially [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the [[BigBad primordial evil force of the seven seas]], or at least [[EvilerThanThou the evilest spirit of the deep]]. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, perhaps being a [[FallenAngel holy being that fell from grace]].
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his [[TheLegionsOfHell ghastly pirate crew]] are essentially [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the [[BigBad primordial evil force of the seven seas]], or at least [[EvilerThanThou the evilest spirit of the deep]]. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, perhaps being a [[FallenAngel holy being that fell from grace]].
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* {{Heaven}}: Fiddler's Green.
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker.
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker.
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* {{Heaven}}: Fiddler's Green.
Green. Where good sailors or the virtuous who have drowned go to when they die, rather than being a [[FluffyCloudHeaven sky utopia]] on [[SolidClouds clouds]], it's instead a green meadow, lush with every single kind of the most beautiful flora one can lay eyes on. That's where the "Green" part comes from, the "Fiddlers'" part comes from the main feature of said paradise - Fiddlers who play eternally and dancers who never tire. If there exists an oceanic equivalent of [[{{God}} the Lord Himself]], then expect him or at least his [[OurAngelsAreDifferent cohorts]] to be seen here.
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about. And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
* {{Hell}}: Davy Jones' Locker. In works of a more comedic bent, it may or may not be a [[VisualPun literal locker]], but in more serious portrayals, it could simply be submerged cave filled with shipwrecks. In any case, don't expect any [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]], given that this is [[FireWaterJuxtaposition the sea]] we're talking about. And worst of all, as stated by the name, it belongs to none other than [[SatanicArchetype Davy Jones]] himself...
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his [[TheLegionsOfHell ghastly pirate crew crew]] are essentially demons, [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]], and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the [[BigBad primordial evil force of the seven seas, seas]], or at least [[EvilerThanThou the evilest spirit of the deep.deep]]. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, perhaps being a [[FallenAngel holy being that fell from grace]].
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his ghastly pirate crew are essentially demons, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the primordial evil force of the seven seas, or at least the evilest spirit of the deep. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanJustMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to Lucifer himself.
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his ghastly pirate crew are essentially demons, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the primordial evil force of the seven seas, or at least the evilest spirit of the deep. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanJustMindControl [[MoreThanMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to Lucifer himself.[[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself, perhaps being a [[FallenAngel holy being that fell from grace]].
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his ghastly pirate crew are essentially demons, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the primordial evil force of the seven seas, or at least the evilest spirit of the deep. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPosession [[DemonicPossession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanJustMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to Lucifer himself.
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his ghastly pirate crew are essentially demons, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the primordial evil force of the seven seas, or at least the evilest spirit of the deep. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPosession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanJustMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[Cthulhumanoid tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to Lucifer himself.
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his ghastly pirate crew are essentially demons, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the primordial evil force of the seven seas, or at least the evilest spirit of the deep. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPosession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanJustMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[Cthulhumanoid [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to Lucifer himself.
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* SatanicArchetype: Davy Jones is more or less the Devil of the ocean. His Locker is essentially Hell, his ghastly pirate crew are essentially demons, and whenever he himself appears as a character in works based on nautical folklore, expect him to be portrayed as the primordial evil force of the seven seas, or at least the evilest spirit of the deep. He may be depicted making [[DealWithTheDevil bargains]] with unwitting seafarers for their immortal souls, he may [[IncrediblyLamePun possess]] the ability to [[DemonicPosession take control of sailor' bodies]], he may [[MoreThanJustMindControl tempt seamen]] into [[TheCorruptor sinning]] so that he can get them into his Locker where he'll be free to punish them, and he may even oppose the resident God archetype (typically [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Poseidon]], [[FatherNeptune Neptune]], or [[LordOfTheOcean Triton]], what have you) for whatever reason. His appearance ranges from simply a [[GhostPirate phantom buccaneer]] a la [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants the Flying Dutchman]] or a [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean pirate captain with a]] [[Cthulhumanoid tentacle beard]], but whatever the case, he's usually a pirate or other evil-aligned sailor-type. If he's ever given a backstory, expect at least one homage to Lucifer himself.
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* RibbonCuttingCeremony: Any mishap that occurs during a ship's launching ceremony - especially if the ceremonial champagne bottle does not break - will be taken as a bad omen or sign that the ship is cursed.
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* OceanMadness: One popularly-supposed phenomenon is that sailors afflicted by "calenture" would look at the sea, imagine it to be land and jump over the side.
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** One popularly-supposed phenomenon is that sailors afflicted by "calenture" would look at the sea, imagine it to be land and jump over theside.side.
** There are various tales of a sailor who would bring the [[HollywoodHomely most]] [[{{Gonk}} unattractive]] [[AbhorrentAdmirer woman]] he could find along on his voyages (to serve as a cook, or whatever). When she [[SituationalSexuality began to look good to him]], he knew he'd been at sea for too long and that it was time to head home (or at least to the nearest port).
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** There are various tales of a sailor who would bring the [[HollywoodHomely most]] [[{{Gonk}} unattractive]] [[AbhorrentAdmirer woman]] he could find along on his voyages (to serve as a cook, or whatever). When she [[SituationalSexuality began to look good to him]], he knew he'd been at sea for too long and that it was time to head home (or at least to the nearest port).
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** Don't build a ship out of black walnut, either. No one is sure why not. Just don't.
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** Don't build a ship out of black walnut, either. No one is sure why not. Just don't.Black walnut was a common wood used in building expensive coffins in the U.S., [[TemptingFate and it's not a good idea to build your ship out of coffinwood.]]
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* InterspeciesRomance : There are several stories of these between a mortal and a mermaid or selkie. They never seem to work out.
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* FatherNeptune: Who else is fit to be TheStoryteller?
* FlyingDutchman: And several other {{Ghost Ship}}s.
* FlyingDutchman: And several other {{Ghost Ship}}s.
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* AbductionIsLove: A lot of mortals marry selkies and mermaids by kidnaping them and hiding the MacGuffin that they need (with selkies it is always the skin, with mermaids it can be something else like a comb).
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* TheDrunkenSailor: Generally the cause of the folklore to start with. A {{tall tale}} of tall ships over a tall draught of rum.
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* EthnicMagician: supposedly all Finns (a word which, at the time, was used to mean what we today call Sami) are Wizards.
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* EthnicMagician: supposedly Supposedly all Finns (a word which, at the time, was used to mean what we today call Sami) are Wizards.Wizards.
* TheFairFolk: Close cousins of the mer folk and sometimes similar in behavior.
* TheFairFolk: Close cousins of the mer folk and sometimes similar in behavior.
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* DueToTheDead: US Midshipmen place coins in the grave of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones John Paul Jones]]. Presumably he will reward them with a due share of [[{{Badass}} Badassery]].
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* DueToTheDead: US Midshipmen place coins in the grave of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones John Paul Jones]]. Presumably he will reward them with a due share of [[{{Badass}} Badassery]]. Badassery.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy : One Selkie fell in love with a fisherman and married him, and unusually for an InterspeciesRomance with fey creatures remained HappilyMarried without running off to sea. However a storm came and he almost drowned so she shapeshifted back to a seal, knowing that in doing so she could never be with him again.
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* MacGuffin: Amongst seafaring cultures, it was common belief that a child born "in the caul" (that is, with the amniotic sac still attached and covering his/her head), [[BornLucky is lucky and cannot drown]]. In fact, these membranes were sometimes preserved and sold to sailors for a small fortune, because the sailors would carry them for luck and protection at sea. Now a ForgottenTrope in much of the world, as many times the amniotic sac is ruptured artificially by the doctor or midwife. It's still a popular folklore in parts of the South and among the homebirth crowd. Also has some justification in that a labor and birth with a nice squishy layer of water [[note]]Technically, [[{{Squick}} fetal urine]][[/note]] cushioning the contractions is usually MUCH easier than one without, especially in the case of artificially rupturing the membranes.
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* MacGuffin: Amongst seafaring cultures, it was common belief that a child born "in the caul" (that is, with the amniotic sac still attached and covering his/her head), [[BornLucky is lucky and cannot drown]]. In fact, these membranes were sometimes [[SolidGoldPoop preserved and sold to sailors for a small fortune, fortune]], because the sailors would carry them for luck and protection at sea. Now a ForgottenTrope in much of the world, as many times the amniotic sac is ruptured artificially by the doctor or midwife. It's still a popular folklore in parts of the South and among the homebirth crowd. Also has some justification in that a labor and birth with a nice squishy layer of water [[note]]Technically, [[{{Squick}} fetal urine]][[/note]] cushioning the contractions is usually MUCH easier than one without, especially in the case of artificially rupturing the membranes.
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* MacGuffin: Amongst seafaring cultures, it was common belief that a child born "in the caul" (that is, with the amniotic sac still attached and covering his/her head), [[BornLucky is lucky and cannot drown]]. In fact, these membranes were sometimes preserved and sold to sailors for a small fortune, because the sailors would carry them for luck and protection at sea. Now a ForgottenTrope in much of the world, as many times the amniotic sac is ruptured artificially by the doctor or midwife. It's still a popular folklore in parts of the South and among the homebirth crowd. Also has some justification in that a labor and birth with a nice squishy layer of water [[note]]Technically, [[{{Squick}} fetal urine]][[/note]] cushioning the contractions is usually MUCH easier than one without, especially in the case of artificially rupturing the membranes.
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* DueToTheDead: US Midshipmen place coins in the grave of John Paul Jones. Presumably he will reward them with a due share of [[{{Badass}} Badassery]].
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* DueToTheDead: US Midshipmen place coins in the grave of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones John Paul Jones.Jones]]. Presumably he will reward them with a due share of [[{{Badass}} Badassery]].
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Sailors from [[OlderThanTheyThink time immemorial]] have had their own brand of folklore. Much of it is borrowed from that of landlubbers, Myth/NorseMythology and Myth/GreekMythology, for instance, but sailors have had their own unique twists. These types of tales are what they [[OralTradition sang to each other]] during long, boring voyages. They included tales of great deeds, quirky superstitions, fantastic creatures and day-to-day life on the sea. Sailor lore also has such things as haunted islands and accursed ships. Sometimes sailor tales were sung rather than told, especially as sea chanties provided rhythm to help with their work.
There are a few fairly good compendiums of nautical folklore. One of the older ones is ''Weird Tales from Northern Seas'' by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie. Two more modern ones include [[http://www.amazon.com/Folklore-Sea-Maritime-Horace-Beck/dp/0913372366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284181338&sr=8-1 Folklore and the Sea]] by Horace Beck and [[http://www.amazon.com/Seafaring-Lore-Legend-Peter-Jeans/dp/0071486569/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284181497&sr=1-1 Seafaring Lore and Legend]] by Peter Jeans. By fortunate coincidence the photo of Horace Beck looks ''exactly'' like the sort of FatherNeptune that would be [[TheStoryteller telling these stories]].
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!!Tropes:
* AbductionIsLove: A lot of mortals marry selkies and mermaids by kidnaping them and hiding the MacGuffin that they need (with selkies it is always the skin, with mermaids it can be something else like a comb).
* BloodMagic: In some parts of the West Indies, at least until recently, it was common to use animal blood to christen a fishing boat. Most of the Western World, however, is satisfied with Champagne.
* BornUnlucky: If the bottle fails to break during the christening of a ship.
* CatsAreMagic: Having a cat aboard was thought of as bad luck, or good luck, [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on whom you ask]]. Also, in some Caribbean myths, [[TheFairFolk mer-people]] can transform into cats.
* CrossoverCosmology: Due to sailors from all over the world mixing more with each other than with landlubbers. Two of the biggest figures are [[Myth/ClassicalMythology King Neptune]] and Davy Jones (whose origin is unclear, but seems to be something to do with {{Satan}} and/or Jonah).
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Numerous variations.
** Don't set out on Friday. Don't set out on Thursday, either: That is [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor's day]] and you don't want to offend the guy in charge of storms.
** Do not take a murderer, a debtor or a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking woman]] aboard. Or a banana, especially if you're going fishing: it's bad luck.
** Don't build a ship out of black walnut, either. No one is sure why not. Just don't.
** Never bring a priest is Scandinavian superstition. There are powers and deities that govern lakes and oceans, and you don't want to risk offending them by having a man of God aboard.
** Don't rename a ship. And never name a ship after a vessel that had bad luck -- which is why nobody names their ship ''Titanic''.
** Heck, just stay on shore.
* DueToTheDead: US Midshipmen place coins in the grave of John Paul Jones. Presumably he will reward them with a due share of [[{{Badass}} Badassery]].
* TheDrunkenSailor: Generally the cause of the folklore to start with. A {{tall tale}} of tall ships over a tall draught of rum.
* EldritchAbomination: The whole ocean, just to start with, and also home to more.
* EthnicMagician: supposedly all Finns (a word which, at the time, was used to mean what we today call Sami) are Wizards.
* GripingAboutGremlins: An obscure mythological creature that possibly is the precursor to modern gremlins is the "sea gobelin". This solitary goblin sets up shop on a ship, tangles ropes, misplaces things and scares sailors. Actually seeing the gobelin is a powerful portent of doom.
* {{Heaven}}: Fiddler's Green.
* {{Hubris}}:
** Do not give a merchantman a grandiose name. That is TemptingFate. Passenger liners and clipper ships were often an exception to this, having names like ''Lightning'', or even ''Sovereign of the Seas''. Though the clipper that lasted longest was just named ''Cutty Sark'', rather then something grandiose (it means "short skirt", a reference to a Scottish legend about a man who saw some witches dancing, [[MaleGaze was particularly taken with]] the [[HotWitch young pretty one]] wearing the "cutty sark", [[PervertRevengeMode and barely escaped with his life]]).
** Warship names, on the other hand, invoke this; many were (and still are) given grandiose and ferocious-sounding names like ''Victory'', ''Warrior'', or even truly [[TemptingFate fate-tempting]] ones like ''Invincible'' and ''Indefatigable''. Notably, both HMS ''Indefatigable'' and HMS ''Invincible'' were destroyed at the Battle of Jutland. Then again, ships of those names have been used in combat since without being sunk or even sustaining significant damage.
* TheFairFolk: Close cousins of the mer folk and sometimes similar in behavior.
* InterspeciesRomance : There are several stories of these between a mortal and a mermaid or selkie. They never seem to work out.
* IOweYouMyLife: According to one story a Mermaid was stranded on a beach and found by a kindly Scottish boatbuilder. She offered him a wish and his wish was that no boat he ever built would ever sink. According to the story, his descendants are still building boats and are still famed for their craftsmanship. Mer-people can be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality kinda]] [[TheFairFolk odd]], but they can know how to pay a debt and respond when treated kindly.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy : One Selkie fell in love with a fisherman and married him, and unusually for an InterspeciesRomance with fey creatures remained HappilyMarried without running off to sea. However a storm came and he almost drowned so she shapeshifted back to a seal, knowing that in doing so she could never be with him again.
* KrakenAndLeviathan: Giant sea monsters that make ships look tiny.
* FatherNeptune: Who else is fit to be TheStoryteller?
* FlyingDutchman: And several other {{Ghost Ship}}s.
* MacGuffin: Amongst seafaring cultures, it was common belief that a child born "in the caul" (that is, with the amniotic sac still attached and covering his/her head), [[BornLucky is lucky and cannot drown]]. In fact, these membranes were sometimes preserved and sold to sailors for a small fortune, because the sailors would carry them for luck and protection at sea. Now a ForgottenTrope in much of the world, as many times the amniotic sac is ruptured artificially by the doctor or midwife. It's still a popular folklore in parts of the South and among the homebirth crowd. Also has some justification in that a labor and birth with a nice squishy layer of water cushioning the contractions is usually MUCH easier than one without, especially in the case of artificially rupturing the membranes.
* MerTropes: Merfolk, the legendary half fish, half human people that live in the deep.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: An Accursed Person is a "[[Literature/TheBible Jonah]]". You don't want him aboard.
* OceanMadness: One popularly-supposed phenomenon is that sailors afflicted by "calenture" would look at the sea, imagine it to be land and jump over the side.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Dolphins and albatrosses are the reincarnated souls of dead sailors. [[Literature/RimeOfTheAncientMariner Do not kill either of them]].
* PirateBooty: Often with a [[BlackMagic curse]] on it, naturally enough.
* RedSkyTakeWarning: ''Red skies at night, sailor's delight. Red skies at morning, sailor take warning.''
* SeaMonster: Here there be mythical and fearsome sea-creatures. Unexplored regions are full of them.
* SelkiesAndWereseals: Selkies (also known as silkies, selchies and seal wives) are mythological creatures that can become human by taking off their seal skins, and can return to seal form by putting it back on.
* ShapeshiftingLover: Mermaids and Selkies (seal people) often do this. Be careful about this, though; they might run away. This is not least the case when they became "lovers" because a mortal stole a Selkies skin or a Mermaid's cap thus [[AbductionIsLove forcing "love"]]. One Selkie was perfectly happy in her human form, and she only turned seal again to save her fisherman-husband when he was caught in a storm. Knowing she [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy could never go back to him if she became a seal again]].
* TropesAtSea: More tropes associated with sea and naval life.
* TurtleIsland: Fish, whales, or turtles (mostly turtles) big enough to be mistaken for islands or even continents.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: The Age of Sail and its story-telling conventions has become the genre in itself, or if it's not fully a genre, it's the next closest thing.
* YouCantFightFate: If a sailor is pulled overboard by a wave, that's a sign that "the sea will have its own". In fact, learning to ''swim'' [[TooDumbToLive was considered]] TemptingFate.
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There are a few fairly good compendiums of nautical folklore. One of the older ones is ''Weird Tales from Northern Seas'' by Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie. Two more modern ones include [[http://www.amazon.com/Folklore-Sea-Maritime-Horace-Beck/dp/0913372366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284181338&sr=8-1 Folklore and the Sea]] by Horace Beck and [[http://www.amazon.com/Seafaring-Lore-Legend-Peter-Jeans/dp/0071486569/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284181497&sr=1-1 Seafaring Lore and Legend]] by Peter Jeans. By fortunate coincidence the photo of Horace Beck looks ''exactly'' like the sort of FatherNeptune that would be [[TheStoryteller telling these stories]].
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!!Tropes:
* AbductionIsLove: A lot of mortals marry selkies and mermaids by kidnaping them and hiding the MacGuffin that they need (with selkies it is always the skin, with mermaids it can be something else like a comb).
* BloodMagic: In some parts of the West Indies, at least until recently, it was common to use animal blood to christen a fishing boat. Most of the Western World, however, is satisfied with Champagne.
* BornUnlucky: If the bottle fails to break during the christening of a ship.
* CatsAreMagic: Having a cat aboard was thought of as bad luck, or good luck, [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on whom you ask]]. Also, in some Caribbean myths, [[TheFairFolk mer-people]] can transform into cats.
* CrossoverCosmology: Due to sailors from all over the world mixing more with each other than with landlubbers. Two of the biggest figures are [[Myth/ClassicalMythology King Neptune]] and Davy Jones (whose origin is unclear, but seems to be something to do with {{Satan}} and/or Jonah).
* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Numerous variations.
** Don't set out on Friday. Don't set out on Thursday, either: That is [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor's day]] and you don't want to offend the guy in charge of storms.
** Do not take a murderer, a debtor or a [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking woman]] aboard. Or a banana, especially if you're going fishing: it's bad luck.
** Don't build a ship out of black walnut, either. No one is sure why not. Just don't.
** Never bring a priest is Scandinavian superstition. There are powers and deities that govern lakes and oceans, and you don't want to risk offending them by having a man of God aboard.
** Don't rename a ship. And never name a ship after a vessel that had bad luck -- which is why nobody names their ship ''Titanic''.
** Heck, just stay on shore.
* DueToTheDead: US Midshipmen place coins in the grave of John Paul Jones. Presumably he will reward them with a due share of [[{{Badass}} Badassery]].
* TheDrunkenSailor: Generally the cause of the folklore to start with. A {{tall tale}} of tall ships over a tall draught of rum.
* EldritchAbomination: The whole ocean, just to start with, and also home to more.
* EthnicMagician: supposedly all Finns (a word which, at the time, was used to mean what we today call Sami) are Wizards.
* GripingAboutGremlins: An obscure mythological creature that possibly is the precursor to modern gremlins is the "sea gobelin". This solitary goblin sets up shop on a ship, tangles ropes, misplaces things and scares sailors. Actually seeing the gobelin is a powerful portent of doom.
* {{Heaven}}: Fiddler's Green.
* {{Hubris}}:
** Do not give a merchantman a grandiose name. That is TemptingFate. Passenger liners and clipper ships were often an exception to this, having names like ''Lightning'', or even ''Sovereign of the Seas''. Though the clipper that lasted longest was just named ''Cutty Sark'', rather then something grandiose (it means "short skirt", a reference to a Scottish legend about a man who saw some witches dancing, [[MaleGaze was particularly taken with]] the [[HotWitch young pretty one]] wearing the "cutty sark", [[PervertRevengeMode and barely escaped with his life]]).
** Warship names, on the other hand, invoke this; many were (and still are) given grandiose and ferocious-sounding names like ''Victory'', ''Warrior'', or even truly [[TemptingFate fate-tempting]] ones like ''Invincible'' and ''Indefatigable''. Notably, both HMS ''Indefatigable'' and HMS ''Invincible'' were destroyed at the Battle of Jutland. Then again, ships of those names have been used in combat since without being sunk or even sustaining significant damage.
* TheFairFolk: Close cousins of the mer folk and sometimes similar in behavior.
* InterspeciesRomance : There are several stories of these between a mortal and a mermaid or selkie. They never seem to work out.
* IOweYouMyLife: According to one story a Mermaid was stranded on a beach and found by a kindly Scottish boatbuilder. She offered him a wish and his wish was that no boat he ever built would ever sink. According to the story, his descendants are still building boats and are still famed for their craftsmanship. Mer-people can be [[BlueAndOrangeMorality kinda]] [[TheFairFolk odd]], but they can know how to pay a debt and respond when treated kindly.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy : One Selkie fell in love with a fisherman and married him, and unusually for an InterspeciesRomance with fey creatures remained HappilyMarried without running off to sea. However a storm came and he almost drowned so she shapeshifted back to a seal, knowing that in doing so she could never be with him again.
* KrakenAndLeviathan: Giant sea monsters that make ships look tiny.
* FatherNeptune: Who else is fit to be TheStoryteller?
* FlyingDutchman: And several other {{Ghost Ship}}s.
* MacGuffin: Amongst seafaring cultures, it was common belief that a child born "in the caul" (that is, with the amniotic sac still attached and covering his/her head), [[BornLucky is lucky and cannot drown]]. In fact, these membranes were sometimes preserved and sold to sailors for a small fortune, because the sailors would carry them for luck and protection at sea. Now a ForgottenTrope in much of the world, as many times the amniotic sac is ruptured artificially by the doctor or midwife. It's still a popular folklore in parts of the South and among the homebirth crowd. Also has some justification in that a labor and birth with a nice squishy layer of water cushioning the contractions is usually MUCH easier than one without, especially in the case of artificially rupturing the membranes.
* MerTropes: Merfolk, the legendary half fish, half human people that live in the deep.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: An Accursed Person is a "[[Literature/TheBible Jonah]]". You don't want him aboard.
* OceanMadness: One popularly-supposed phenomenon is that sailors afflicted by "calenture" would look at the sea, imagine it to be land and jump over the side.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Dolphins and albatrosses are the reincarnated souls of dead sailors. [[Literature/RimeOfTheAncientMariner Do not kill either of them]].
* PirateBooty: Often with a [[BlackMagic curse]] on it, naturally enough.
* RedSkyTakeWarning: ''Red skies at night, sailor's delight. Red skies at morning, sailor take warning.''
* SeaMonster: Here there be mythical and fearsome sea-creatures. Unexplored regions are full of them.
* SelkiesAndWereseals: Selkies (also known as silkies, selchies and seal wives) are mythological creatures that can become human by taking off their seal skins, and can return to seal form by putting it back on.
* ShapeshiftingLover: Mermaids and Selkies (seal people) often do this. Be careful about this, though; they might run away. This is not least the case when they became "lovers" because a mortal stole a Selkies skin or a Mermaid's cap thus [[AbductionIsLove forcing "love"]]. One Selkie was perfectly happy in her human form, and she only turned seal again to save her fisherman-husband when he was caught in a storm. Knowing she [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy could never go back to him if she became a seal again]].
* TropesAtSea: More tropes associated with sea and naval life.
* TurtleIsland: Fish, whales, or turtles (mostly turtles) big enough to be mistaken for islands or even continents.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: The Age of Sail and its story-telling conventions has become the genre in itself, or if it's not fully a genre, it's the next closest thing.
* YouCantFightFate: If a sailor is pulled overboard by a wave, that's a sign that "the sea will have its own". In fact, learning to ''swim'' [[TooDumbToLive was considered]] TemptingFate.
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