I will try to introduce you to the world of legends and myths. I will reveal to you as much information as possible related to certain legends, which I hope will be of great interest to you. Still, no one knows if these stories are true or just myths, whether they are fictional or real. Whether they are true or false, they have attracted the attention of many people, I hope they will attract your attention as well.
Nessie:
When scientists discovered komodo dragons (varane) they were convinced that they were the descendants of legendary animals. Suddenly, they saw a "giant creature, which had a neck like a snake", swimming on the calm surface of the lake. As she created small waves around herself, the strange monster spun curiously, as if interested in every detail on the shores of the lake. Not long after, she disappeared, leaving turbulent water behind. There was no doubt, he swore in front of reporters and television cameramen John Mac-Kay that it was - a living creature! Since then, the Loch Ness monster has attracted a number of researchers, scientists, cryptozoologists, adventurers, television cameramen and photographers. However, as nothing unusual was recorded in the waters of the most famous Scottish lake in the following decades, most ended their research deeply disappointed and without any success. The happier ones, or rather the more skilful ones, allegedly managed to record something "strange" on the celluloid tape, but no photograph taken to date is so clear and unequivocal as to convince scientists that there is a monstrous creature down in the dark depths of the lake. of unusual appearance and of even more unusual origin.
THE FAMOUS monster was seen again, and this time it was filmed by a camera. People who study the popular Nessie say that it is possible that it is really a mythical creature from the Scottish lake, reports AP.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this big black thing, about 14 feet long, moving fast underwater,” said Gordon Holmes, a 55-year-old lab technician who recorded the video. He added that it was moving in a straight line at a speed of approximately 10 km / h.
"There are many explanations for sightings in a lake. It could be some biological being, waves on the lake or some psychological phenomenon in the sense that we see as much as we want to see," says marine biologist Adrian Shine.
Holmes' recording is perhaps the best proof that a mysterious creature really inhabits the Scottish lake, but as was the case with earlier recordings and photographs, it is far from undeniable.
Werewolves:
As a rule, normal and decent until the full moon comes out, werewolves are curses that change shape, and have appeared in legends since ancient Greece. Like witches, they were persecuted in the Middle Ages and blamed for murders they could not explain otherwise. Although with the advent of various CSIs, stories of werewolf-killers have disappeared everywhere except in Hollywood, there is still a hair disorder that has been called ‘werewolf disorder’ for miles.
Werewolf in mythology means a person who changes shape into a wolf by magic or a curse. The medieval chronicler Gearvase of Tilbury associated the transformation with the full moon, but it was rarely used until the use of the method in modern literary works. It is said that a werewolf can be killed if shot with a silver bullet, but this is still the difference between literary works and folk legends. It was once held that werewolves became vampires after death. Werewolves belong to a group of legendary beasts.
Witches:
Although conceived as figures in a black dress and a black hat with a warty nose, today they are replaced by young women, like those in the series The Witch (or, Charmed). Christianity demonized them, and the great Inquisition and the burning of witches resulted in more than half a million dead women. In fairy tales, they are most often described as villains.
Witches in mythology are women who have sold their souls to the devil and use supernatural powers to harm people. From the 15th to the 17th century, thousands of women were burned (Inquisition) because they were thought to be witches. Witches are usually imagined as old bumpy women who can ride a broom.
How are witches described in literature and the media?
"A real witch will certainly always wear gloves when you meet her. Even in summer, because she has no nails. She has thin curled claws instead of nails, and she wears gloves to hide them. A real witch is always bald as an egg. She wears a wig to hide baldness, and It is almost impossible to distinguish a wig from ordinary hair. Witches have slightly larger nostrils than ordinary people. Their nostrils are pink and bumpy. Look carefully at your eyes because if it is a witch, the pupil will constantly change color. Witches never have toes. square toes without toes. That's why when they wear pointed shoes they have big problems. Their saliva is blue. It even serves them for writing. If you look better at your teeth you can notice a slight bluish glow. "
Tutankhamun's curse:
Egyptian archaeologists in Luxor removed the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun from the sarcophagus and transferred it to a mobile medical center with a CT device. Medical experts have made about 1,700 CT scans, which will take several weeks to analyze. The purpose of this venture is to establish the age of the pharaoh, and the possible cause of death (accident or murder). For Tutankhamun, as far as is known, ascended the throne at the age of eight (about 1319 BC), and ruled for some ten years. It is reported that so far most of the mummies from the "Valley of the Kings" have undergone CT scans.
But something else caught my attention: It is reported that the moment Tutankhamun was transferred to the mobile lab, a strong sandstorm began, and rain fell (which is very rare in Upper Egypt). Those present immediately commented: "It is the curse of Pharaoh." The legend of the "Pharaoh's Curse" originated in the 1920s when the Englishman H. Carter and his associates found and opened Tutankhamun's tomb. Shortly afterwards, several of his associates suddenly fell ill and soon died. It is believed that the cause was some unknown, dangerous bacteria or spores. It is also interesting that the head of the Egyptian Administration for Antiquities and Monuments,Dr. Hawas did not allow a DNA sample to be taken, although that would do no harm to the mummy. The mummy was otherwise very damaged when the Englishman Carter, after opening the sarcophagus, unprofessionally and forcibly removed jewelry and ornaments.
Bermuda Triangle:
The Bermuda Triangle (Devil’s Triangle) is the name for the sea triangle between Bermuda, Florida, and the islet of Puerto Rico in the Atlantic Ocean. The Bermuda Triangle has an area of about 1140 square kilometers.
Depending on the sources, 200 to 1,000 accidents have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle since the time of Christopher Columbus. Howard Rosenberg, a writer intrigued by the secrets of the Triangle, collected data on 8,000 calls to help the U.S. Coast Guard in 1973 alone, and the fact that in this century the "devil's triangle" took more than 50 ships and planes without a trace.
It is interesting that in 1918. one of the largest ships of the time, the USS Cyclops, 154 m long and weighing 14,500 tons, disappeared. Not exactly a small boat to lose. That's how it was in 1963. the tanker Marine Sulfur Queen with 39 crew members also disappeared.
Probably one of the most mysterious disappearances occurred in 1945. when several state-of-the-art TBM Avenger military planes with 14 crew members disappeared, the so-called flight 19. And it is also interesting that one of the planes that was involved in the search disappeared.
More than 8,000 people are thought to be missing in the Bermuda Triangle. Not a small number. But there are also cases that did not end so tragically. A National Airlines 727 passenger plane disappeared from radar at Miami International Airport for 10 minutes. When the plane landed, the passengers stated that they did not remember anything unusual except that they were flying in a strange fog. It is interesting, however, that all the hours on the plane were 10 minutes late.
At the other end of the world, more precisely off the east coast of Japan, lies the "devil's sea", also known for its mysterious disappearances and magnetic characteristics, as well as the Bermuda Triangle. This imposes the opinion that it may be a natural force that is responsible for various accidents, but insufficiently researched. And along with unlimited human imagination it is possible to get truly amazing explanations of the mysteries. But who knows, perhaps the Bermuda Triangle offers not just one force as an explanation, but the answer lies in a web of various phenomena that together form something fascinating.
Yeti:
The Yeti, also known as the Terrible Snowman, is a human-like creature that supposedly lives in the Himalayas. It got its western name after the Tibetan expression yeh-teh meaning “that thing over there”. Legends of bipedal hairy creatures are present throughout the Himalayan massif, in Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan.
Behind the term yeti, hide at least three creatures or unknown animals. The first was known as dzu-teh and was probably some kind of bear. The second would be the teh-lma, the smallest of all the Yeti, up to a meter in height which seems to inhabit the wooded valleys of Nepal and Sikkim, feeding on small prey. The third is meh-teh, or the snowman. The first rumors about the yeti came to the West in the 13th century, when the English philosopher Roger Bacon wrote stories about wild people from the Far East.
Chupacabra:
Chupacabra or Chupacabras is a beast that reportedly lives in the vicinity of Puerto Rico and Mexico. The name comes from the Spanish word which in free translation means "goat-sucker", which tells us that it sucks blood from cattle. It is also the name for a species of benign nocturnal bird, but, however, the chupacabras is not a bird and is not harmless. So far, he has been blamed for the horrific murders of numerous dogs, cats, and even large animals such as cows and horses, whose mutilated bodies were found without a drop of blood and some organs.
According to the description of the people who saw him, he had a round head, a dark gray face, elongated black eyes, a fine snout and a small mouth. However, the most noticeable was his pigmentation: like a chameleon, it changed colors from crimson to brown and yellow. However, this was not his strangest feature. Many eyewitnesses, after looking at the chupacabras for a little longer, felt a severe headache and nausea and could not follow it. There is not a single science-known animal that resembles this creature, which encourages eyewitnesses to invent different identities; from an alien to a grotesque product of genetic engineering that managed to escape from a laboratory.
Finally, two issues of Strange magazine in 1995 contain a report on an alleged little creature killed by a rancher in Puerto Rico in the 1980s. His cattle were attacked by a horrible animal, so he ambushed one night with friends. To their great astonishment, they saw 4 creatures entering the barn and carrying one heifer. The rancher and his friends killed one creature, and the other 3 escaped. with a monkey or human fetus, which seemed like the most likely possibilities.Currently, the rancher who killed that creature refuses to extradite his body, so if he is not seized, his identity will remain a secret.
Dragons:
Dragons are creatures found in all mythologies around the world and are always represented in an almost identical way, resembling some giant snake or some other reptile, with magical properties.
The medieval vision of the dragon as we know it from chivalrous legends arose after the remains of dinosaurs were found in the area of ancient Mesopotamia. In ancient Greek, Roman and Celtic culture, dragons were presented in a completely different way, more similar to the Chinese vision of these powerful creatures, which is also due to the discovery of huge bones.
If indeed these mighty reptiles existed, then supposedly the monster from Loch Ness might be the last representative of that species.
For the people of medieval Europe and the Middle East, dragons were found everywhere and hid in caves and were responsible for many evils. Many scientists therefore believe that dragons are nothing but a metaphor for evil, but this only applies to the Christian world.
In the Far East, dragons have been, and still are, viewed quite differently. They are wise and spiritual beings, connected with the elements of water and air. According to Chinese legend, the gods arrived on earth from the belly of a flying dragon, which for some is proof of the ancient visit of aliens to our planet.
In many Eastern cultures and Native American tribes, dragons were revered as representatives of the forces of nature and the universe and were associated with wisdom and longevity.
Bigfoot:
Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, is a large, ape-like creature that reportedly roams the wilds of the United States and Canada, especially around the Great Lakes, the Pacific Ocean, the Rockies, and the northwestern and southern United States.
Bigfoot (also called sasquatch) is described as a large human-sized creature overgrown with hair, with a strong torso and a height of two to three meters. His head is small and pointed towards the top, without a prominent neck and forehead. His eyes are small, and above them is a strong bony ridge. The hair is relatively short and curly, darker in younger specimens, and reddish in older ones. The creature has a characteristic big foot, whose footprints are up to forty centimeters in size. Bigfoot was also seen by American Indians on the west coast of North America in pre-Columbian times. Native American names for this creature varied from tribe to tribe. So the members of the Lummi bigfoot tribe called Ts'emekwes, the tribes that lived around Mount St. Helens called it skoocoom, and the most famous Indian name is sasquatch, invented by members of the Halkomelem tribe. In Indian stories, Bigfoot is a dangerous cannibal who terrorizes villages. The first strong evidence of its existence was found by Eric Shipton in 1951. It was an imprint he thought belonged to a Yeti, a wild man from the Himalayas. The most famous and strongest proof of its existence is a film made by Bigfoot seekers Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on October 20, 1961 in Bluff Creek, California. This recording is still the subject of various debates today.
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