the Locker
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The Locker, often called Davy Jones' Locker, is a legendary nautical afterlife or watery grave where drowned sailors are said to be sent beneath the sea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Davy Jones' Locker | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife concept
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ nautical legend ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
nautical literature
ⓘ
pirate lore ⓘ sea stories ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Davy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
drowning
ⓘ
sailors ⓘ seafaring ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
maritime folklore
ⓘ
sailor superstition ⓘ |
| describedAs |
nautical afterlife
ⓘ
watery grave ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Davy Jones Locker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Davy Jones’s Locker NERFINISHED ⓘ the Locker ⓘ |
| hasConceptualDomain |
death and afterlife
ⓘ
ocean and seafaring ⓘ |
| hasThematicElement |
danger of the sea
ⓘ
fate of drowned sailors ⓘ supernatural beliefs of sailors ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| locationType | beneath the sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | English maritime folklore ⓘ |
| metaphorFor |
being lost at sea
ⓘ
irretrievable loss ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
ghost ship ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
death at sea
ⓘ
final resting place for sailors ⓘ peril of the ocean ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period maritime culture ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
nautical slang
ⓘ
naval traditions ⓘ sea shanties ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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