Category: fable

  • FOLKLORE: Travel storiez of wonder & every day life

    FOLKLORE: Travel storiez of wonder & every day life

    Are magical creatures, fairies, mermaids, ghosts, giants and goddesses and gods all gone, with the mythical times? For some this magical creatures are gone, for others they are still real, giving gifts to the kindly, and plaguing the surly. TRAVEL STORIES OF WONDER & EVERY DAY LIFE about magical animals, fairies, mermaids, ghosts, giants and…

  • CHILE: Myths and Legends of the Moai on Rapa Nui-The Easter Island

    CHILE: Myths and Legends of the Moai on Rapa Nui-The Easter Island

    The island’s enormous carved stone moai statues, have given allure for generations. Myths and Legends of the Moai on Rapa Nui- The Easter Island abound

  • CHILE: Myths and folklore of the birdman cult on the Easter Island – Rapa Nui

    CHILE: Myths and folklore of the birdman cult on the Easter Island – Rapa Nui

    CHILE: Myths and Legends of the birdman cult on the Easter Island- Rapa Nui Learn about Makemake and the incredible competition that took place on Rapa Nui to choose the Tangata Manu or Easter Island birdman whose clan would rule the island during one year. Discover Myths and Legends of the birdman cult on the…

  • CHILE: Myths and Legends from Chiloé

    CHILE: Myths and Legends from Chiloé

    Myths and legends from Chiloé possess a multitude of creatures and a distinct and interesting history of male witches, Francisco Goya’s painting of witches did much to shape perceptions of sorcery in Spanish- speaking societies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Part of the attraction of Chiloé is the wealth of mystery that…

  • INDIA: On the Coconut palm

    INDIA: On the Coconut palm

    Discover legends, myths and folklore of the coconut palm tree and its use in traditional Indian culture. Oral literature abounds with proverbs, fables, myths, and legends associated with this special nut and have been associated with the origin of the plant in India, Malaysia, Hawaii, Myanmar, Maldives, Philippines, Indonesia, and Polynesian countries.

  • AUSTRIA: Baucis et Philemon, retold as myth, fairy tale, fable & poem

    AUSTRIA: Baucis et Philemon, retold as myth, fairy tale, fable & poem

    Discover Ovid’s Baucis et Philemon, retold as myth, fairy tale, fable, poem and as seen in art. Jupiter and Mercury come to Earth and are treated poorly by all but Philemon and Baucis. They are so outraged; they send a terrible storm to flood the land sparing only Philemon, Baucis, and their humble dwelling.

  • THAILAND : Mae Posop – Myths, History and Folklore of RICE

    THAILAND : Mae Posop – Myths, History and Folklore of RICE

    Myths, History and Folklore of RICE in Thailand.

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