legends — In folklore theory, a legend is a short traditional oral narrative about a person, place, or object that really exists, existed, or is believed to have existed; even when it recounts a supernatural or highly unusual event, this is claimed to… … A Dictionary of English folklore
contemporary, urban legends — From the 1940s onwards, folklorists became aware of a new type of folktale frightening, macabre, and/or amusing anecdotes going round orally, and sometimes in newspapers. These fitted the *legend genre because the tellers presented them as… … A Dictionary of English folklore
folk literature — Introduction also called folklore or oral tradition the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and… … Universalium
ЛЕГЕНДЫ И МИФЫ — Легенды (Л.; от лат. legenda, «то, что надлежит прочитать») как группа фольклорных произведений объединяются наличием в них элементов чудесного, фантастического, но воспринимаемого как достоверное, происходившее на границе исторического и… … Энциклопедия мифологии
Mont Saint-Hilaire — (Dieppe and Rocky summits) seen from Otterburn Park. Elevation … Wikipedia
Milky Way (mythology) — Great Sky River redirects here. For the novel, see Great Sky River (novel). This article is about mythology related to the Milky Way Galaxy. For other uses, see Milky Way (disambiguation). There are many myths and legends about the origin of the… … Wikipedia
Amazon river dolphin — Size compared to an average human Conservation status … Wikipedia
Hunting — Hunter redirects here. For other uses, see Hunter (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hunting (disambiguation). Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Hunting is the practice of pursuing any l … Wikipedia
Kottayam district — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name=Kottayam type=district hq= Kottayam latd = 9.595 longd=76.531 state name=Kerala abbreviation=IN KL collector= Raju Narayana Swamy area=2,203 area magnitude=9 population total = 1953646 population year= 2001 … Wikipedia
Haho — was the 2nd Mo i of Maui. He was the titular chieftain or king of the island of Maui. He is believed to have succeed his father Paumakua. He and his descendants only had control over portions of Western Maui and relied on the allegiance of the… … Wikipedia
