What is your favorite legend?

Question

What is your favorite mythological tale or legend? Can you tell me about it? :)

Answer 1

King Arthur and the Holy Grail.
I liked the recent movie with Clive Owen, seemed the most realistic. The Dan Brown Christian bloodline myth is good but the idea appears to have been plagiarized, but then, what hasn't?
Then there is the one about the Jewish princess marrying the Irish King to start an Irish dynasty.

One legend the Brits love is that of Joseph of Aremethia who was a trader and uncle of Christ, brought Christ (from age 12 to 30 (when he started to get into trouble with the authorities) first to all the place his disciples would eventually go, including the south west of England. This spawned the creation of the hymn "Jerusalem." "And did those feet in ancient times walk upon England's pastures green." The tale further states that Joseph of Aremethia was buried near Shaftsbury, which also gets lumped in with King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake. I do not know if any of it has any truth, but often where there is smoke there is fire.

Answer 2

Kuchisake-onna.

One of the most tragic youkai stories is that of Kuchisake-onna. At one time she was one of the most beautiful maidens in the land, and she was wed to a noble samurai. Unfortunately he did not trust her, and, suspicious that she had been cheating on him, slit her mouth from ear to ear in a berserk fury, proclaiming that nobody would find her beautiful now!

And so she wanders the streets, wearing a surgical mask as is common in cold season in Japan, and usually appears on foggy nights. She will ask a random passer-by if they think she is beautiful, and then she will take her mask off and ask again. If the person screams and tries to run, it is said that Kuchisake-onna will give chase, armed with a sharp object like a sickle or a blade. She will then, it is said, model them after her image, into a slit-mouthed person too, crying tears of pain and anguish. It is also said that this can be averted by tossing fruit to her, which will keep her occupied eating while the intended victim escapes.

However, it is also said that if someone is kind and gentle enough to answer her with "yes" both times, she will at last be happy and be able to rest in peace.

I love this because it sounds very realistic.

Answer 3

MOTHMAN
the enigma of point pleasant


“Mothman”, as the strange creature came to be called, is perhaps one of the strangest creatures to ever grace the annals of weirdness in America. Even though this mysterious and unsolved case has nothing to do with ghosts, it would be remiss of me to not include it in a section of the website about the unexplained.

The weird events connected to the Mothman began on November 12, 1966 near Clendenin, West Virginia. Five men were in the local cemetery that day, preparing a grave for a burial, when something that looked like a “brown human being” lifted off from some nearby trees and flew over their heads. The men were baffled. It did not appear to be a bird, but more like a man with wings. A few days later, more sightings would take place, electrifying the entire region.


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Late in the evening of November 15, two young married couples had a very strange encounter as they drove past an abandoned TNT plant near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The couples spotted two large eyes that were attached to something that was "shaped like a man, but bigger, maybe six or seven feet tall. And it had big wings folded against its back". When the creature moved toward the plant door, the couples panicked and sped away. Moments later, they saw the same creature on a hillside near the road. It spread its wings and rose into the air, following with their car, which by now was traveling at over 100 miles per hour. "That bird kept right up with us," said one of the group. They told Deputy Sheriff Millard Halstead that it followed them down Highway 62 and right to the Point Pleasant city limits. And they would not be the only ones to report the creature that night. Another group of four witnesses claimed to see the “bird” three different times!

Another sighting had more bizarre results. At about 10:30 on that same evening, Newell Partridge, a local building contractor who lived in Salem (about 90 miles from Point Pleasant), was watching television when the screen suddenly went dark. He stated that a weird pattern filled the screen and then he heard a loud, whining sounds from outside that raised in pitch and then ceased. “It sounded like a generator winding up” he later stated. Partridge’s dog, Bandit, began to howl out on the front porch and Newell went out to see what was going on.

Answer 4

It has to be the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman! Even before the Johnny Depp film I loved the book in school. It's so dark, mysterious and quite ghoulish....Great! The book is by Washington Irving if you're interested. :)

Answer 5

I like the story of Hercules' trials. He had to complete twelve labors set by the gods of olympus. The first was to kill the nemean lion and bring its fur back to olympus. He wore the lion's skin for the otehr labors as well it seems. He then had to kill the hydra that was terrorising lots of people. he then had to capture the Ceryneain Hind-a stag that Artemis loved. he then had to capture the Erymanthian Boar. he then had to clean the Augean stables, which were filled with dirt and animal droppings. he used a river to do this. Next he had to kill the Stymphalian Birds, whcih are very vicious indeed. Following this he had to capture the Cretan Bull, a very famous bull in Greek Myth. Next he had to steal the mares of diomendes, which had snakes for tails and very sharp teeth. Following this he had to steal the Girdle of Hippolyte, given to her by her father Ares. Next he had to steal the cows of Geryon, the son of a titan. Then he had to steal the Apples of Hesperides, whcih no mortal could pick or they would die. Finally he had to capture the Cerberus, the guard dog of Hades, and bring him back. Sorry i can't say more but I don't have the time.

Answer 6

Bloody Mary

Answer 7

The Legend of King Arthur is my favorite. It allows one to imagine the people, land, politics of medieval England. It brings hope that strife among many can be resolved so peace can be achieved.

Answer 8

Blair Witch

Answer 9

i'm a huge fan of Bret Hart yet in view that he retired he has been very bitter and kinda annoying in case you inquire from me. i imagine that the legend i ought to maximum go with to satisfy ought to in all likelihood be both the Undertaker or Macho guy Randy Savage.

Answer 10

Jack and the Beanstalk. In the future it will become a reality when we build the Space Elevator.