Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for P428 returned 3 results.
Mt. Lemon in Tucson, Arizona is said to have the Red God of
Fire. This is a creature which walks the mountain whenever
heat lightning strikes the mountain in the form of red
lightning.
Submitter comment:
A silly myth, of course everybody knows that light cannot
walk. The short story was still imaginative and somewhat
interesting.
Where learned: Arizona ; Tucson
Keyword(s): Tall, Weather
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Gods BELIEF -- P428 BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder BELIEF -- Fire BELIEF -- Formation |
Date learned: 00-00-1991
GERMAN MERMAID
ON THE RHINE RIVER THERE IS A PLACE WHERE THE CURRENT
SWINGS OUT. THERE ARE ROCKS THERE AND A MERMAID
SITS AND COMBS HER HAIR AND LURES PEOPLE INTO THE
ROCKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P428 |
Date learned: 01-00-1968
LITTLE CHILDREN WHO TWIRL AROUND MANY TIMES ARE TOLD
THAT THEY WILL START SCREAMING AND NEVER STOP.
Where learned: KENTUCKY, ASSUMED ; LOUISVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P428 BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN