Traditionally, how have people characterized Loch Ness and the creature that is said
to live in it? Are attitudes about Loch Ness and the creature any different today?
Loch Ness monster, byname Nessie, large marine creature believed by some people to inhabit Loch Ness, Scotland. However, much of the alleged evidence supporting its existence has been discredited, and it is widely thought that the monster is a myth.