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Eerie Beliefs of the Ancient Seas is a easy crossword puzzle with 16 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Eerie Beliefs of the Ancient Seas
Explore 16 obscure maritime superstitions sailors once fiercely believed to protect them on treacherous voyages and calm the mysteries of the ocean.
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- 1. Action believed to summon storms at sea
- 2. Folk dance once believed to ward off shipboard evil spirits
- 4. Musician whose presence was thought to calm restless spirits
- 6. Sea growth believed to mark a ship doomed to linger
- 8. Mythical sea creature said to foretell storms or shipwreck
- 10. Practice of tying knots thought to control the wind
- 11. Alcoholic drink that some believed could appease sea gods
- 12. A light wind seen as an omen of changing weather
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- 3. Term for restless spirits blamed for ship misfortunes
- 5. A bird whose presence was believed to bring good or bad luck
- 7. Part of the rigging associated with luck or superstitions
- 9. State sailors feared from curses or ill omens onboard
- 13. Zone where sailors feared becoming trapped without wind
- 14. A charm or token sailors carried to ensure safe passage
- 15. Enchanting creatures whose songs were feared by sailors
- 16. Old nickname for a sailor often associated with superstition
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