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  1. What are the origins of the snowman? - Mythology & Folklore Stack …

    Dec 24, 2017 · In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in scale, standing 0.5 to 2 metres tall, and …

  2. What is the moral of the myth of Icarus? - Mythology & Folklore Stack ...

    May 23, 2016 · I want to give a context interpretation of the myth. That youth will fly high ignoring advice and takes risks, as the other answer says, is the first level, "listen to your elders". The long term …

  3. myth identification - Folkloric Origins of the Ghost Rider - Mythology ...

    Jul 25, 2022 · The second part of Ghost Rider's mythological roots is simply that of a cursed soul or literally a ghost that rides, like Herne the Hunter, who also rattled with chains. The idea that members …

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    Apr 14, 2025 · For questions about the mythology and folklore behind the creation or existence of a being, object or idea.

  6. What is the inspiration behind the dark forest in Dante?

    The entrance to Dante's underworld is situated somewhere in a dark forest: Midway in the journey of our life I came to myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost. Ah, how ha...

  7. folklore - What is the origin of horse brasses depicting sun, moon ...

    In England and other countries, many shire, cart and parade horses carry brasses, which often depict the sun, the crescent moon, a star, or a wheel. When did these designs first appear on horse bra...

  8. Hottest 'origins' Answers - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

    What are the origins of the snowman? Snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies …

  9. Hottest 'folklore' Answers - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

    Bob Eckstein is the author of a the book The History of the Snowman. In the book, he says that the first documentation of a snowman that he found was in 1380 in an illuminated manuscript, where he ...

  10. Where do Bigfoots live? - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange

    Dec 6, 2021 · The being has different names but seems to be worldwide. In the Himalayas it is called Yeti, sometimes it is the abominable snowman but because so far the being has been able to elude …