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title: Sea Monster Ketos (Cetus)
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3363/sea-monster-ketos-cetus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-10-14
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# Sea Monster Ketos (Cetus)

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Sea Monster Ketos (Cetus)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3363.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3363.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) with a ketos (sea monster - Latinized as cetus) found at Caulonia (Monasterace) in the Casa del Drago, 3rd century BCE.

Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), in 2014.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, December 17). Sea Monster Ketos (Cetus). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3363/sea-monster-ketos-cetus/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Sea Monster Ketos (Cetus)." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3363/sea-monster-ketos-cetus/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Sea Monster Ketos (Cetus)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3363/sea-monster-ketos-cetus/>.

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