Indus worm Indus worm The skōlex (Indus Worm or the horrible Indian worm), in ancient Greek writings, was a supposed giant, white, carnivorous worm with a large pair of teeth that lived in the Indus River. Gustav Oppert in the 19th century reasoned that "skōlex" referred to a like-sounding word in the Indian language, and was convinced the word was "culukī" () for "fish" or "porpoise". In his opinion, the word could refer even to a "crocodile" by extension. Scholar Erik Seldeslachts, in a 1998 paper, has suggested parallel with "kṛmiḥ" () which has the duel meaning of "worm" and a name
Purple worm a powerful magic sword is described in the novel "Extinction" by Lisa Smedman. The purple worm is fully detailed in Paizo Publishing's book "Dungeon Denizens Revisited" (2009), on pages 40–45. Purple worm In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, the purple worm is a fictional monster. The creature was introduced to the game in the original 1974 boxed set. In the third edition of the game, it is classified as a magical beast. The purple worm was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the "D&D" game. The purple worm was one of the first monsters introduced in the