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kraken
[ krah-kuhn ]
noun
- a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway.
kraken
/ ˈkrɑːkən /
noun
- a legendary sea monster of gigantic size believed to dwell off the coast of Norway
Word History and Origins
Origin of kraken1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kraken1
Example Sentences
Solaris, BlackSprut and Kraken — many of which were staffed by veterans of Hydra.
Every “Kraken” suit eventually failed, including numerous appeals rejected by the U.S.
At Powell’s direction, copies of the voting software unlawfully taken from Georgia were put on a hard drive and sent via FedEx to Stefanie Lambert, Powell’s Kraken lawsuit co-counsel in Michigan.
Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell is one of the corporate leaders who has publicly supported Trump's crypto venture by donating $1 million in Ethereum to the former president, describing him as the "only pro-crypto major party candidate" in a post on X.
In particular, they focused on four of Titan's largest, most well-mapped seas: Kraken Mare, which is comparable in size to the Caspian Sea; Ligeia Mare, which is larger than Lake Superior; Punga Mare, which is longer than Lake Victoria; and Ontario Lacus, which is about 20 percent the size of its terrestrial namesake.
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Why is kraken trending?
On July 23, 2020, searches for kraken increased 4,782% compared to the previous week after the National Hockey League (NHL) announced its newest team in Seattle, Washington, will be known as the Kraken.
What is a kraken?
In Scandinavian folklore, the kraken is an enormous sea monster storied to cause huge whirlpools off the coast of Norway, destroying ships and sailors. The kraken has often been depicted as a giant squid—sightings of which very real sea animals may have inspired the kraken myth.
As a legendary, fearsome creature of the sea, the kraken has proven a popular, apt, and original team name and mascot for the new sports team in Seattle, a seaport city on the Puget Sound with a rich maritime history and culture. While Seattle was previously home to a professional ice hockey team, the Metropolitans, in the early 1900s, the Kraken expansion team are the 32nd franchise in the NHL and will take to the ice in the 2021–22 season.
A legend from the deep awakens.
Meet the Seattle Kraken → https://t.co/to5BtVVPh1 pic.twitter.com/FQfOdaiGQQ
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) July 23, 2020
The Seattle Kraken have adopted “Release the Kraken!” as a prominent slogan, which is itself a popular quote and cultural reference. In his role as Zeus in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans, actor Laurence Olivier orders Poseidon to “release the Kraken” to destroy the city of Argos. Liam Neeson memorably reprised the role and line in the 2010 remake of the film.
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In his poem “The Kraken” first published in 1830, English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson paints a picture of an ancient, mysterious, and formidable kraken:
Below the thunders of the upper deep,
Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides; above him swell
Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;
And far away into the sickly light,
From many a wondrous grot and secret cell
Unnumbered and enormous polypi
Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.
There hath he lain for ages, and will lie
Battening upon huge sea worms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.
Ever wonder how other sports teams got their names? Learn the stories behind some of the most striking team names in sports—including the Kraken’s baseball and football counterparts, the Mariners and Seahawks.
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