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dolphins and whales in folklore, mythology, and religion
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David Dalton
May 14, 2018, 3:01:48 AM5/14/18
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What stories of dolphins and/or whales do you know of from
folklore, mythology, religion, or oral tradition?
One well known example is Jonah being swallowed by
a whale in the bible.
Another example is the shaman riding a dolphin depicted
on the Danish Gundestrup cauldron.
Another example is a whale’s tail drawing left behind by
the extinct Beothuk people of my home province of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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David Dalton dal...@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
“Who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
Who in your merry merry month of May" (Leonard Cohen)
folklore, mythology, religion, or oral tradition?
One well known example is Jonah being swallowed by
a whale in the bible.
Another example is the shaman riding a dolphin depicted
on the Danish Gundestrup cauldron.
Another example is a whale’s tail drawing left behind by
the extinct Beothuk people of my home province of
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
--
David Dalton dal...@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
“Who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
Who in your merry merry month of May" (Leonard Cohen)
David Dalton
May 14, 2018, 3:12:15 AM5/14/18
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On May 14, 2018, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.20A96BDC01...@news.eternal-september.org>):
> What stories of dolphins and/or whales do you know of from
> folklore, mythology, religion, or oral tradition?
>
> One well known example is Jonah being swallowed by
> a whale in the bible.
>
> Another example is the shaman riding a dolphin depicted
> on the Danish Gundestrup cauldron.
>
> Another example is a whale’s tail drawing left behind by
> the extinct Beothuk people of my home province of
> Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
One example from my personal experience is my
Orca Hot Foot of the fall of 1995, which I describe on
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html
particularly in the subsubpage
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/orca.html .
I would like to know of any parallels to this experience
in mythology, religion, folklore, history, oral tradition,
or living memory.
(in article<0001HW.20A96BDC01...@news.eternal-september.org>):
> What stories of dolphins and/or whales do you know of from
> folklore, mythology, religion, or oral tradition?
>
> One well known example is Jonah being swallowed by
> a whale in the bible.
>
> Another example is the shaman riding a dolphin depicted
> on the Danish Gundestrup cauldron.
>
> Another example is a whale’s tail drawing left behind by
> the extinct Beothuk people of my home province of
> Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Orca Hot Foot of the fall of 1995, which I describe on
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html
particularly in the subsubpage
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/orca.html .
I would like to know of any parallels to this experience
in mythology, religion, folklore, history, oral tradition,
or living memory.
Mark Isaak
May 16, 2018, 7:55:05 PM5/16/18
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On 5/14/18 12:01 AM, David Dalton wrote:
> What stories of dolphins and/or whales do you know of from
> folklore, mythology, religion, or oral tradition?
>
> One well known example is Jonah being swallowed by
> a whale in the bible.
>
> Another example is the shaman riding a dolphin depicted
> on the Danish Gundestrup cauldron.
>
> Another example is a whale’s tail drawing left behind by
> the extinct Beothuk people of my home province of
> Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The myth of Sedna in Inuit tradition.
> What stories of dolphins and/or whales do you know of from
> folklore, mythology, religion, or oral tradition?
>
> One well known example is Jonah being swallowed by
> a whale in the bible.
>
> Another example is the shaman riding a dolphin depicted
> on the Danish Gundestrup cauldron.
>
> Another example is a whale’s tail drawing left behind by
> the extinct Beothuk people of my home province of
> Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Orpheus, as I recall, was once thrown overboard (for reasons I forgot)
and carried to safety by dolphins who liked his music.
--
Mark Isaak eciton (at) curioustaxonomy (dot) net
"I think if we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly
understand who we are and where we come from, we will have failed."
- Carl Sagan
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