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Getty Images Like most cities, Seattle has its share of myths and urban legends that are passed from one generation to the next with pride and a hint of mystery. I've put on my Seattle mythbuster ...
Sure, you know what the Space Needle looks like, but do you know the urban legends, sports heartbreaks, and recent history of this port city? Seattle mythbusters debate several popular urban myths ...
American Indian Myths and Legends. Pantheon Books, New York. (Retelling of a narrative from Gifford and Block 1930, pp. 356–357.) Ferrand, Livingston. 1910. "Shasta and Athapascan Myths from Oregon". Edited by Leo J. Frachtenberg. Journal of American Folklore 28:207-242. (15 Shasta myths, including Theft of Fire and Loon Woman, collected in ...
This is a list of urban legends. An urban legend, myth, or tale is a modern genre of folklore. It often consists of fictional stories associated with the macabre, superstitions, ghosts, demons, cryptids, extraterrestrials, creepypasta, and other fear generating narrative elements. Urban legends are often rooted in local history and popular culture
The Ojibwe version of the myth states that the thunderbirds were created by Nanabozho to fight the underwater spirits. Thunderbirds also punished humans who broke moral rules. The thunderbirds lived in the four directions and arrived with the other birds in the springtime. In the fall, they migrated south after the end of the underwater spirits ...
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
Modoc traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Modoc and Klamath people of northern California and southern Oregon.. Modoc oral literature is representative of the Plateau region, but with influences from the Northwest Coast, the Great Basin, and central California.
The 5 biggest travel myths and legends around the world. Logan Sowa. Updated July 14, 2016 at 7:51 PM. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Scotland.