Back in day, travellers/explorers would draw what they saw. This is where many sea monster stories come from ie. tentacled and alienesque appendages emerging from the water - giving belief to something more sinister lurking beneath....however, many cases it was just whale dicks.
Repeat after me, Padme is not responsible for Anakin's downfall. It was Palpatine's manipulation, the Jedi order not helping Anakin, and Anakin's own trauma and bad decisions