Who is the real Legend of Davy Jones?(Not the one in Pirate Of The Caribbean)?
Davy Jones’ Locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea — the resting place of drowned seamen. It is used as a euphemism for death at sea (e.g. to be “sent to Davy Jones’ Locker”)[1]; Davy Jones is a nickname (used primarily by sailors) for what would be the devil of the seas. The origins of the name are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil – as in, “Devil Jonah.” The reputation has been widespread among sailors since its popularization and nautical traditions have been created around Davy Jones. He is also very popular in the broader culture. Daniel Defoe mentions the phrase in his 1726 book “The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts”: “Heaving the rest into David Jones’s locker, i.e. the sea.” It appears not to have yet taken on the later connotations of misfortune. The earliest known reference to Davy Jones’s negative connotation occurs in The Adventure
