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WATER’S PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY

WATER’S PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY. Water plays an important role in many legends and myths . There are mythological water beings and gods , stories of heroes that have something to do with water , and even stories of isles and continents lost below the surface . Loreley.

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WATER’S PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY

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  1. WATER’S PLACE IN MYTHOLOGY

  2. Waterplays an important role in manylegendsandmyths. Therearemythologicalwaterbeingsandgods, stories of heroesthathavesomethingto do withwater, andevenstories of islesandcontinentslostbelowthesurface.

  3. Loreley • AccordingtoGermanmyththerockLoreleyovertheRhinebySt. Goarinhabited a beautifulvirginnamedLoreley. Theriverbytherockwasverynarrow, andhence it was a dangerousplaceforshipstosale. Mythtells us Loreleyendangeredshippersbysinging, becausetheywouldlookupandsubsequentlysaletheirshipsontotherocks. Afterthedeath of a nobleman’s son, soldierswere sent totakeLoreley. Shesawthemandcalledupontherivertoaid her. Consequently, therocksfloodedandLoreleywascarriedawayoverseas, neverto be seenagain..

  4. LORELEY

  5. Noah

  6. Noahwas of thetenthgenerationafter Adam, andallpeoples of theworldwoulddescendfrom his sonsShem, Ham andJapheth. AccordingtoLegendNoahwastoldbyGodtobuild an Arctosavehimselfand his familyfromthefloodthatwoulddestroyallmankind. He broughttwo of everykind of animalwithhim in theArc, onemaleandonefemale. Afteronehundredandfiftydaysthewaterreceded, andtheArcwashedontothemountains of Ararat. Noahbuilt an altarthere, andafterwardscontinued his life.

  7. Beowulf • Beowulf was a hero in an old Anglo-Saxon poem. He defeated two monsters living in a lake in an underwater cave

  8. Perseus • As Perseus, a hero of Greek mythology, passed the cliffs of Ethiopia, he noticed a beautiful woman tied to the rocks. She appeared to be the Ethiopian princess Andromeda, and she was to be offered to a sea monster that was sent to the country by a sea god her mother had aggravated. Perseus felt sorry for Andromeda and used his sickle to kill the monster. Together, Perseus and Andromeda returned to Andromeda's home. Her parents were very happy to see her again alive, and decided to approve of a marriage between their daughter and Perseus.Read more: http://www.lenntech.com/water-mythology.htm#ixzz1u7ODREmw

  9. Creatures • Ashrays: • Scottishmythologytells us Ashrays, orWaterLovers, arecompletelytranslucentwatercreaturesthatareoftenmistakenforseaghosts. They can be bothmaleandfemaleand can be foundonlyunderwater. Beingcompletelynocturnal, onewouldnevercomeacrosssuchcreaturesduringtheday. Whencapturedandexposedtosunlightashrayssupposedlymeltandonly a puddle of waterremains.

  10. Bunyip • Bunyipliterallymeansdevil, orspirit. It is a mythologicalcreaturefromAboriginalAustraliathatwassaidtolurk in swamps, creeks, riverbedsandwaterholes. Aboriginesthoughttheycouldheartheircries at night

  11. Blue Men of the Minch • TheyusedtoparticularlythestraightsbetweenLong Island andShiant Island andwereknownforwreckingpassingships. Theonlywaytosavetheship is forthecaptainto talk tothem in rhymeandgetthelastword. Theylive in underwatercavesandwereruledby a chieftain.

  12. Kappa • A kappa is a Japanesewaterspiritthatpullschildrenintothewater, drowningthem. Theyaresaidto be veryintelligentandfeedthemselveswithcucumbersandblood. A kappa'sheadmustalways be wetandtheycannotsurvivebeingfromwaterfortoolong.

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